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 118 South Main - Fort Scott Downtown Historic District - Fort Scott, Kansas Posted by:  iconions
N 37° 50.411 W 094° 42.376
15S E 349863 N 4189454
This is a two story red brick building located at 118 South Main in Fort Scott, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMFPZN
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/15/2012
Views: 2
Ca. 1906
Queen Anne style
Inventory: 011-1830-00069
Status: contributing.
Description: This is a rectangular two-story brick commercial building with a recessed central entrance and a side entrance to the Second floor. It has a flat roof and parapet. The second floor has an elaborate pressed metal facade over wood frame with two prominent projecting bay windows. Each has three 111 double-hung windows. Ornamentation includes decorative moldings below and above the windows which are flanked by columns and end piers with pilaster detailing. The second floor facade has mock brick detailing and is surmounted by a decorative slightly projecting eave cornice. The storefront has non-historic display windows and a contemporary shed awning supported on poles.
History: In the June, 1906 Sanborn map, this property was unimproved. Reportedly, this building was constructed about 1906. In the July, 1912 Sanborn map, it was recorded as a two-story brick building with two projecting front bay windows. A grocery occupied the building. Later, Woodward Cleaners occupied the building when it was shown in a 1928 photograph.
Integrity: The building retains sufficient architectural integrity to be listed as a contributing resource.
- National Register Application
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Fort Scott Downtown Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
118 South Main Street
Ft. Scott, Kansas 66701
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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