401 West Main Street - Downtown Washington Historic District - Washington, MO - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: W. Main St. & Cedar St., NW corner, Washington
Built: 1860
Classified: A-3 & commercial
Current Occupant: Vacant
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"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

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"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

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"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

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Historic Marker on Bldg. Text:

HIBBELER BUILDING Having been in business with partners L.H. Peistrup and C.H. Herkstroeter since 1861, John D. Hebbeler relocated to this building from Elm and Main Streets. Later operating solely, records show that the Hebbeler General Merchandise Store remained here until 1895.1875

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Downtown Washington Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 401 W. Main St., Washington, MO 63090 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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