1926 - Caton Building - Osawatomie, Kansas
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The Caton Building is located at 525-531 Main Street in Osawatomie, Kansas. It is a two-story, dark brown brick building.
Waymark Code: WM12552
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/29/2020
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Fenestration on the first floor for 525 Main (left side of the building) consists of a recessed entry of two glass and metal doors with a horizontal glass transom above. Flanking the entryway on either side is a glass display case with two panes of glass with a metal mullion connecting the panes.
Fenestration on the first floor for 531 Main (right side of the building) consists of a wooden door with brickwork completing the entryway. A display case is to the right of the entryway that consists of three panes of glass connected by metal mullions.
Between the first and second floor fenestration is a shingled canopy. The second floor fenestration consists of two paired windows for 525 and a single triple window for 531. The date stone is above the fenestration. The cornice is white stone and is parapeted.
Historic Name: Caton Building
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Present Function: Vacant/Not in Use
Present Function Remarks: Plans show Country Connections at 525 Main and Vacant at 531 Main (2009).
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style: Commercial Style
Plan Form: Rectangle
Commercial Building Type: Two-Part Commercial Block
Roof Form: Flat with Parapet
Stories: 2
Condition: Good
Principal Material: Brick
Architect/Designer/Builder: Unknown
Year of Construction: 1926
Certainty: Documented
Date Notes: In stone on parapet.
- Kansas Historic Resources Inventory for Caton Building
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