Tibbe Power Company Building - 1904 - Washington, MO
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N 38° 33.748 W 091° 00.871
15S E 672988 N 4270093
This building is classified as a "C-2 & Commercial" in this Historic District. There is a historic marker and a date marker, not to confuse the two.
Waymark Code: WM17C5B
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2023
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County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: Front St., mid-block, between Cedar St. & Olive St., south side, Washington
Built: 1904
Classified: C-2 & commercial
Current Occupant: Paperbacks For Educators
District Map
"4 TIBBE POWER BUILDING..........................426 West Front Street
Anton Tibbe brought electricity to Washington in 1893.This building, his
third plant, was designed by famed St. Louis architect Theodore Link. Link’s
most famous work is St. Louis’ Union Station. This structure dates to 1915."
~ Washington Historical Society, Self Guided Walking Tour
"Revival Styles, circa 1888 - 1925. Coded C (Photos #
5, 16, 19, 20, 21,22, 23, 32). With a few exceptions the Revival styles are
expressed principally in detailing on commercial buildings, and in plan
or roof forms in domestic structures. Frequently an ornamental pressed
brick or metal cornice is the sole Revival feature on
commercial/residential properties, the buildings otherwise maintain the
standard planar, segmentally arched brick facades (Photo # 19, 3rd from
left). . ... Early 20th century Classical Revival
design is featured in the Calvin Theater of 1909 (Photo 822, left
foreground), the 1922 U.S. Post Office on Lafayette (Photo #23,
foreground), and the Tibbe Power Plant at 426 W. Front ... ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Industrial, circa 1865-1935, Coded 2 (Photos # 4, 5, 27 through 30).
The articulation of the twelve industrial buildings generally follows
materials, forms and detailing of commercial/residential properties
dating to the same period of construction. They are usually devoid of
stylistic ornament but occasionally exhibit generic corbeled brick
cornices. The earliest, a circa 1865 pork packing structure at 314
W. Front, features two-story brick pilasters and a raised parapet
illustrated by a group of Federal/Greek Revival buildings. Typically,
industrial buildings have brick masonry walls resting on stone
foundations, and have regular fenestration of segmental arches until
after the turn-of the century when soldier course brick lintels are
more often employed." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"Commercial, Coded With Black Bar
This designation indicates that historically the building (or part of
it) was used for commercial purposes. Since very few properties were
constructed exclusively for commerce, the black bar code at the front of the property parcel generally refers to a first story storefront." ~ NRHP Nomination Form