127 East Church St - Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District – Ozark, Missouri
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YoSam.
N 37° 01.228 W 093° 12.317
15S E 481739 N 4097162
Today a law firm resides here.
Waymark Code: WMQKKH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2016
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County of site: Christian County
Built: 1914
Contributing.
This is a two-story two-part commercial brick masonry
building with a flat roof set on a cut limestone foundation. It has a decorative brick cornice that steps
back to façade plane. Horizontal rows of cut and finished limestone are at signboard level, above the
second story window lintels, above the cornice, and in the wall capping. The original storefront materials
were concealed beneath paint and plywood until conservation work was initiated in 2004 (Figure 20)
when the original storefront elements and some materials were found intact. The recessed entry retains
its original mosaic tile floor, pressed metal ceiling, and transom openings above the large display
windows and entry. Three out of four original sandstone slab window supports were found extant; the
one found missing was in the recessed entry, a wood panel was inserted to fill this lacuna. These unusual
sandstone elements had been concealed with paint, which was successfully removed to reveal a very soft
and porous pearl white stone with green veining; its source could not be determined by local stone experts.
"This building was constructed in 1914, and its west interior wall abuts the adjacent building on the left.
Access to the second story is by stairs located in building to the west. Windows on the second floor are
two-over-two double-hung wood replacements; while those on east side and rear elevations vary in size,
all are two-over-two double-hung wood replacement windows with original arched wood lintels and cut
limestone sills. Photographs #16, #17, #18." ~ NRHP Nomination Form