1950 - Whiteford Building - Osawatomie, Kansas
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N 38° 29.953 W 094° 56.958
15S E 330015 N 4263006
This two-story, stonework, cut grey stone and red brick building is located at 510 Main Street in Osawatomie, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM1252Q
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/29/2020
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The first floor fenestration consists of an entryway of a wood and glass door to the right. A display case of seven vertical glass panes separated by painted wood mullions complete the fenestration. The entire first floor facade is stonework. The second floor fenestration has a two paired double hung windows with a single double hung window flanking the outside. The paired windows and the single windows are surrounded by a single course of red brick. The rest of the second story facade is running courses of cut grey stone except for a single accent course of stone below the windows and insert red brickwork to highlight the date and name stone embedded towards the top of the building. The date/name stone reads: 19 Whiteford 50. The cornice is a course of larger cut grey stone.
Historic Name: Whiteford Building
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Present Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Present Function Remarks: Old Country Store Flea Market (2009)
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style: Minimal Commercial (Early-Mid 20th Century)
Plan Form: Rectangle
Commercial Building Type: Two-Part Commercial Block
Roof Form: Flat with Parapet
Stories: 1
Condition: Good
Principal Material: Stone
Condition Remarks: Storefront has been altered.
Architect/Designer/Builder: Unknown
Year of Construction: 1950
Certainty: Documented
Date Notes: In stone on parapet.
- Kansas Historic Resources Inventory for Whiteford Building
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