Pathfinders Travel - 1895 - Holland, Michigan USA
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N 42° 47.427 W 086° 06.459
16T E 572980 N 4737930
Former hotel and restaurant building in downtown Holland, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM1213A
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 01/28/2020
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The plaque states:
Pathfinders Travel
8 West 8th Street
This property, purchased between 1895
and 1897, was the site of the Van Drezer
Restaurant and Hotel. The existing facade
was applied in the 1920s and is typical
of an American architectural style popular
among commercial buildings of that time.
The building’s distinctive detailing, i.e. the
transom windows and copper window
frames, were respectfully restored when it
was renovated in 1988.
Current business is The Engedi Salon.
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In architecture, a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar, or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion, a vertical structural member. Transom or transom window is also the customary U.S. word used for a transom light, the window over this crosspiece. In Britain, the transom light is usually referred to as a fanlight, often with a semi-circular shape, especially when the window is segmented like the slats of a folding hand fan. A well-known example of this is at the main entrance of 10 Downing Street, London.
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