315-317 West Main Street - Downtown Washington Historic District - Washington, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 33.664 W 091° 00.826
15S E 673056 N 4269940
This building is classified as a "A-3 & Commercial" in this Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMZBNW
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/15/2018
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County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: W. Main St., 2nd bldg. E. of Cedar St., north side, Washington
Built: 1860
Classified: A-3 & commercial
Current Occupant: 315: Suite 200-vacant; Suite 300 Vacant; 317: Washington Farmers Market
District Map
At the time of refurbishing then Farmer's Market building, the 315 address as apartments...since 2008 they are converted into business suites. [see gallery] for photo of for this project.
Historic Marker Text:
BLECKMAN FURNITURE
& UNDERTAKER
John F. Bleckman began business here in 1856. He was joined by son Harry in 1880. The family lived upstairs and continued business here until about 1914 when the business relocated
1856
"Federal/Greek Revival, circa 1849 - 1895, Coded A (Photos # 1 through
15). 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 dentilling, stringcourses, recessed paneling and
pilasters. Several feature decorative cast iron balconies, lintels 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. ..." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"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
"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." ~ NRHP Nomination Form