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 Crain and Nelson Hardware - Fort Scott Downtown Historic District - Fort Scott, Kansas Posted by:  iconions
N 37° 50.565 W 094° 42.377
15S E 349868 N 4189739
This is a two story painted brick building located at 24 North Main in Fort Scott, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMG0ZH
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2012
Views: 4
Crain and Nelson Hardware
ca. 1889
Queen Anne style
Inventory: 011-1830-00054
Status: contributing.
Description: This is a rectangular two-story brick commercial building with a three-bay storefront surmounted by two ornamental bay windows. It has a flat roof and parapet. There is a recessed central entrance flanked by display windows and surmounted by a transom here are wooden paneled bulkheads and a glazed wooden entrance door. The facade is well preserved with elaborate pressed metal sheathing ornamenting the bay windows. Each bay window has decorative raised panels, pilasters separating the three 111 double-hung windows in each bay, a sunburst motif above the windows, and a projecting molding cornice. The eave has patterned sheathing, a projecting molded eave cornice, and a corner gable rising above the northern bay.
History: Built for a hardware store, this building has been occupied by a variety of retail stores selling pianos, jewelry, music, dry goods as well as a grocery, bakery, and restaurant.
Integrity: The building retains sufficient architectural integrity to be listed as a contributing resource.
- National Register Application
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Fort Scott Downtown Historic District - Fort Scott, Ks
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
24 North Main Street
Ft. Scott, Kansas 66701
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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