Scott Block - Anamosa, Iowa - Victorian Style Architecture on Waymarking.com

Constructed in 1875 by William T. Shaw for hardware merchant J. A. Scott, this 2-story, orangish-red brick structure includes two remodeled storefronts and six bays on its upper floor. The construction date of the block and the name of its early owner, J. A. Scott, are as documented by an article in The Anamosa Eureka, May 18, 1865. The storefront at 110 was remodeled in the 1960s or 1970s with a bulkhead and corner posts of locally quarried limestone. A transom with prism glass remains extant from an earlier remodeling of the storefront circa 1925. The 112 storefront features a centrally placed, inset entrance flanked by storefront windows, surmounted with a transom of prism glass. This design dates from circa 1925 and likely was repeated at 110. The upper floor across the entire facade features arched limestone hoodmolds and limestone sills. Foreshortened double-hung, metal windows have replaced the original sash. A brickworked frieze with oval-shaped, recessed panels and cornice cap the facade. The upper floor of this block and that of the Holcomb Block at 114-116 East Main Street feature nearly identical designs. Both were constructed after a devastating fire in 1875 wiped out this section on the north side of East Main Street.

ITALIANATE DESIGNS - EXTANT Scott Block
110-112 East Main Street
Built in 1875, stone hoodmolds, brick frieze w/large panels, brick cornice w/dentils.