Abstract Office - 1874 - Galena, Illinois
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N 42° 24.924 W 090° 25.773
15T E 711494 N 4699100
The Abstract Office, known on the National Register Application as the Rowley Building, is a two story cream colored brick Two-Part Commercial Block/Italianate building located at 204 South Main Street in Galena, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM10N16
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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(seal of the City of Galena)
Built by Gen. W. R. Rowley
1874
Abstract Office

Erected by Galena Bicentennial Commission, 1976

- Marker Text



Current name: Commercial building

Style: Two-part commercial block, Italianate

Architectural Description: This is a 2-story commercial building in the Italianate style built in 1874. The foundation is limestone. Exterior walls are brick; limestone. The building has a flat roof. Windows are original wood; glass 2/2 double-or single hung; storefront. Doors are original wood; glass glazed; paneled; recessed entry with transom; sidelight.

- ruskinarc.com Historic Architecture Survey Database



National Register Building Details
 
ADDRESS HIST. PROPERTY NAME C or N/C DATE STYLE, FORM, TYPE
204 S. Main Street Rowley Building C 1874 Two-Part Commercial Block/Italianate

- National Register Application

Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1874

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