1929 - J. P. Cowden Building - Osawatomie, Kansas
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N 38° 29.930 W 094° 57.011
15S E 329937 N 4262965
This two-story, brown brick building is located at 551 Main Street in Osawatomie, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WM12557
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 02/29/2020
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The first floor fenestration consists starting left to right of a wooden door leading to stairs to the second floor. A display case of a row of three large square panes of glass over a row of painted horizontal rectangle panes of glass connected by metal mullions. The first floor storefront entryway is to the far right. It is recessed and consists of paired metal and glass doors with a glass transom.
Above the first floor fenestration is a small canopy with an area for store lettering. The second floor fenestration is two paired double hung windows with a concrete sill and a dark brick lintel. The datestone is above the fenestration and reads: "19 J. P. Cowden 29". The roofline is parapetted.
Historic Name: J.P. Cowden Building
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Present Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Present Function Remarks: Bollings $ Bargain Bonanza (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: 2
Condition: Good
Principal Material: Brick
Architect/Designer/Builder: Unknown
Year of Construction: 1929
Certainty: Documented
Date Notes: In stone on parapet.
- Kansas Historic Resources Inventory for J. P. Cowden Building
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