Federal/Greek Revival, circa 1849 - 1895, Coded A. This group is largely represented by vernacular interpretations
of Federal and/or Greek Revival styles; it contains one of the largest
single collections of buildings (about one-fourth of the total) and
enjoyed the greatest longevity. All rest on stone foundations and all
except two are brick. The majority are three bays wide and rise two
stories with first story utilized as commercial space and -second for
residential; ...
"Residential (c. 1849 - 1930) . Coded 3,
This designation denotes fifteen buildings used only for residential
purposes (all are detached, single-family except for two detached,
multi-family), as well as numerous buildings which mix residential use
with commercial and a few which are institutional/residential or
industrial/residential and are doubled coded as such." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"One of the first brick hotels in Washington was erected in 1855, the
same year the railroad reached Washington. Located at the southwest
corner of Front and Elm across from the Pacific Railroad depot, the
hostelry was aptly named the Pacific Hotel. The building, which also
housed the "Cheap Cash Store", was erected by Christopher H. Kahmann
(1826-94) who had first settled in Cincinnati after leaving Hannover,
Germany when he was eighteen. His work as a boat steward brought him
to St.Louis where he moved around 1847 to manage a hotel and
restaurant. 8y the time Kahmann moved to Washington in 1855, he obviously had acquired considerable capital for investment. That same
year he purchased the west half of Block 35 in Mense's Addition where
he established the town's first pork packing plant, and later, in 1868,
built the large two-story, six-bay brick building standing at the
northeast corner of Second and Elm. Kahmann's enterprising
spirit earned him a reputation as one of the town's great boosters and
promoters; an accolade in the 1888 Frankl in County History noted that
"for years he was the most influential and substantial citizen of
Washington." ...
"In 1858, Kahmann sold the Pacific Hotel to Frederick Wohlgemuth from
Hesse Kassel. ..." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, PDF pages 18 & 19