County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: Front St. & Elm St., SE corner, Washington
Built: 1865
Architectural Style: Italianate
Classified: A -3 & commercial
District Map
"In 1858, Kahmann sold the Pacific Hotel to Frederick Wohlgemuth from
Hesse Kassel. Two years later, Wolhgemuth purchased a lot across the
street where he built an even larger hotel rising three full stories
and extending seven bays on both Front and Elm Streets. William Wolf from Wurtemburg was managing the hotel under his name in the early 1870s. A block east of the Wolf Hotel is the inn at 120 W. Front, erected c.1855 by Prussianborn August Roetger who also worked as a cabinetmaker." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Federal/Greek Revival, circa 1849 - 1895, Coded A.
This group is largely represented by vernacular interpretations
of Federal and/or Greek Revival styles; it contains one of the largest
single collections of buildings (about one-fourth of the total) and
enjoyed the greatest longevity. All rest on stone foundations and all
except two are brick. The majority are three bays wide and rise two
stories with first story utilized as commercial space and -second for
residential; a few are one story commercial. ... Typically facades are symmetrical and feature openings headed with either jack arches, flat lintels or segmental arches; roofs are gabled or occasionally low-hipped. Ornamentation is restrained, generally limited to brick dentil ling, stringcourses, recessed paneling and pilasters. Several feature decorative cast iron balconies, lintsls or storefronts. While the majority of roofs are side-gabled, five feature street-front gables or shaped parapets sometimes pierced with an attic
window or lunette.
"Commercial . Coded With Black Bar
This designation indicates that historically the building (or part of
it) was used for commercial purposes. Since very few properties were
constructed exclusively for commerce, the black bar code at the front of the property parcel generally refers to a first story storefront.
"Residential (c. 1849 - 1930), Coded 3
This designation denotes fifteen buildings used only for residential
purposes (all are detached, single-family except for two detached,
multi-family), as well as numerous buildings which mix residential use
with commercial and a few which are institutional/residential or
industrial/residential and are doubled coded as such." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
Plaque attached to west-front column of building:
WOLF HOTEL
Hotel keeper William Wilf had this building constructed in 1869. It was one of several inns and hotels located alongside the railroad tracks and near the depot. Wolf later sold this hotel and started a hotel in Pacific, Missouri. The building has had numerous uses, including Stoenner Shoe Company, who occupied the building beginning in 1899.
1869
Today the building's first floor is occupied by Otis Campbell's a Night Club, music venue and a bar.