311 Schiller Street - Hermann Historic District - Hermann, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 42.274 W 091° 26.122
15S E 636049 N 4285154
Small shop is now the headquarters for the Gasconade County Historical Society...moving from the old bank next door...
Waymark Code: WM139T9
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member ScroogieII
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County of house: Gasconade County
Location of house: Schiller St., middle of block, E. side of street, Hermann
Built: 1895
Architectural Style: Commercial Western Front

"311 Schiller Street, Oswald Fluhr Stationary and Book Store Building, c. 1895, Contributing (survey #166)
Small, frame, one-part commercial block. The parapet wall has a plain entablature but is covered in fish scale shingle siding. The storefront is original and has cast iron columns, multi-panel kick plates and large display windows. The centered, recessed entrance has paired doors and transom windows. A shed roof awning with dentils, supported by chamfered posts extends across the façade." ~ NRHP Nomination Form


"Used as stationary and book store for many years by Oswald Fluhr.

"General description: one story frame building with modern siding on the visible south elevation. Foundation not visible. Rectangle building. shape.

"Setting: The building is set at the sidewalk and joins the building adjacent on the north. There is a parking lot on the south." ~ DNR Historic Survey   PDF page 782, part II

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Hermann Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]

Address:
311 Schiller St.,
Hermann, MO 65041


How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

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