J. R. Prewitt & Sons Manufacturing, Inc. - Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District - Pleasant Hill, Mo. - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Date of Construction: C.1926

This brick one-part commercial block has a rectangular footprint. Two phases of construction produced the current footprint. Distinguishing the primary and oldest portion of the building is a pair of identical broad stepped parapet walls. Historic additions flank each end of the earlier center section. Openings include a pedestrian entrance and a vehicular entrance. Concrete and glass block fill the display windows that occupy the remaining bays. Additional character-defining features include corbel courses of brick at the top of the parapet walls and soldier brick lintels above window openings in the original portions of the building.

Although the display windows now contain non-historic materials, the size and rhythm of the openings remains intact and the infill is easily reversible. This alteration does not inhibit the building from conveying its historic associations and it is a contributing element to the historic district.