125 N. Holden St - Holden and Pine Streets Commercial Historic District - Warrensburg, Mo. - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Contributing Building
c. 1883, alt. c. 1940

The two-story two-part commercial block has brick cladding and a flat roof. A stepped parapet ornamented with recessed brick panels and terra cotta tile coping caps the building. The primary (west) elevation has two bays; the second story fenestration defines the bays. A display window flanked by a glazed aluminum door to the south and a glazed wood door to the north fill the recessed entrance in the first story; display windows flank the entrance. A fabric awning shades the first story. Window openings on the second story have wood infill on their upper half and double-hung sashes in their lower half. Fabric awning shade the lower half of the windows; wrought iron balconettes supported by cast stone sills ornament with windows. Businesses housed in this building included a hotel (1883-1898), Cohn Wonder Store (1913), and Woolworth’s (1932-1972). This building retains integrity and clearly communicates its historic commercial function and the era in which it was constructed, rendering it contributing to the District.