415 S Main Street - Historic Ottawa Central Business District - Ottawa, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Date of Construction: c. 1888
Style: Two-Part Commercial Block

This is a two-story brick two-part commercial block building. A paneled wood and glass overhead door fills the wide vehicular bay centered in the primary facade. Flanking the vehicular bay are wood entrance doors that provide access to the first- and second-story. Each entrance door has a rectangular transom window. A wood-framed plate glass display window pierces the west end of the south wall. Second-story fenestration features tall and narrow double-hung wood sash windows with a one-over-one light configuration. The window surrounds have arched brick tops and stone sills. Brick corbels mark the cornice. At the outer edges of the cornice, are long corbels that extend past the bottom of the second-story windows. A recessed cross pattern marks the top and bottom of each long corbel. Originally constructed to house a grocery, this building was renovated in circa 1945 to house an auto repair business. This building retains sufficient architectural integrity to convey its historic associations.

It contributes to the significance of the historic district. Although the replacement of the storefront with a vehicular bay changed the appearance of building, the alterations, which occurred over fifty years ago, reflect the evolution of the building's role in the economy of downtown Ottawa. The building retains a high degree of integrity from the period of renovation and conveys its historical associations from this period. As such, it contributes to the significance of the historic district.