407 N Commercial - Emporia Downtown Historic District - Emporia, Ks.
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N 38° 24.178 W 096° 10.818
14S E 746224 N 4254292
This two-story red brick building is located at 407 N Commercial in Emporia, Ks.
Waymark Code: WMMA8R
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 08/20/2014
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From the National Register application:
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"Commercial Building Status: Contributing
Address: 407 N COMMERCIAL ST
Date of Construction: 1880 (Estimated)
Parcel ID: 195-15-0-20-14-010.00-0
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade - Specialty Store
Current Function: Commerce/Trade - Specialty Store
Architectural Classification: Richardsonian Romanesque/Romanesque Revival
Description:
This two-part commercial block is three bays wide. Upper-story fenestration defines the bays. Each upper-story window opening features a segmental arch formed of three header brick courses with rough-cut stone keystones and springer blocks. All upper-story windows are currently partially covered with non-historic pressed wood siding. The mid-twentieth century aluminum-framed storefront has two large display windows resting on a brick bulkhead, a full-width transom with non-historic infill material, and a recessed entrance. Opposite the retail entrance, the historic second-story entrance is intact. Additional, character-defining features include: the pressed metal cornice; the projecting brick piers under the cornice; the corbel and recessed brick courses embellishing the upper façade wall; and the quarry-faced stone belt course below the upper-story windows that forms a continuous windowsill.
History:
There was a two-story building on this location by 1884, when the first floor was occupied by a hardware and stove shop. There was an elevator in the building by 1888. It continued to house a hardware and stove shop until the years between 1899 and 1905 when it was converted to a grocery and meat shop. There was a tin shop on the second floor. There was still a grocery store there in 1911.
Integrity:
Although the upper-story windows have been partially covered, the building has an open storefront with large display windows and recessed entrance, original cornice, and historic upper-story windows, and, therefore, retains sufficient integrity to be classified as a contributor."