Grace Episcopal Thrift Shop - Ottawa, Kansas - Victorian Style Architecture on Waymarking.com

Date of Construction: c. 1900
Style: Late Victorian

This two-story brick commercial block building has Late Victorian styling. The main (south) facade has two storefronts. Both storefronts have metal-framed plate glass windows. Structural glass tiles cover the west storefront's bulkhead. The east storefront has a wood bulkhead. One storefront entrance door occupies the clipped southeast corner of the building. At the center of the south elevation and at the north end of the east elevation are entrance doors that provide access to the upper story. The east elevation has a series of wood double-hung sash windows that have a one-over-one light configuration and leaded glass transoms. Plywood panels cover the transom windows above the storefronts; the leaded glass transom above the entrance to the second story in the south elevation remains exposed. Two polygonal bay windows with pressed metal trim distinguish the second story. One of the bay windows projects above the corner entrance, supported by a metal pole. The second bay window is at the west end of the south elevation, centered above the entrance to the south storefront. The second-story windows each have a double-hung sash with a one-over-one light configuration. Other distinctive features include window lintels composed of courses of solider brick and header bricks, stepped brick panels that divide the building walls, and a stepped brick cornice.

Although some changes have been made to the storefronts, this building retains sufficient architectural integrity to convey its historic associations. It contributes to the significance of the historic district.