65274 - New Franklin, Missouri
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YoSam.
N 39° 01.041 W 092° 44.175
15S E 522833 N 4318735
Building number 5 on NRHP List. Has been the US Post Office location since 1922.
Waymark Code: WM14HG6
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2021
Views: 0
County of building: Howard County
Location of home: 128 E. Broadway, north side, New Franklin
Built: 1911
Architectural Style: Commercial
Original Owner: Home Electric Company
Current Owner: US Post Office
"5. 128 E. Broadway, Post Office (1922), ca.1911.
A one-story brick one-part
commercial block with a flat roof. This is one of a row of three very similar
buildings that appear to have been built as a single construction project ca.
1911. The Sanborn map of 1917 rated them as one building because they had
furnace pipes that pierced foundation walls. The cornice matches that of the
other two buildings in the group, with brick dentils over a row of angled bricks
and projecting string courses. The current storefront configuration may be
more than fifty years old. The transom area is covered with corrugated metal
and the lower part has an open display window over a tall brick bulkhead. The
entrance door, which is set to one side, is modern. A newer handicap ramp to the doorway is edged with an open pipe railing. A flat canopy runs along the
bottom edge of the transom area, and the top of the storefront opening has an
early or original metal lintel. The lintel is adorned with early round medallions
that match those used on the adjacent building. [c]" ~ NTHP Nomination Form [link below]
"Sanborn considered 126-130 one building because furnace
pipes went though the foundation, which they labeled as brick
and tile. The building was not here in 1910, per photos 7 and 8
and tax records, but it was probably built soon after since the
Electric Company was established ca. 1910.
1917--The Sanborn map showed the building as an “office” with
an “electric supplies” room in back. There was also an electric
light plant at the back of the lot.
1922, Sept. 24--”The Home Electric Building was leased to
Postmaster Taylor for the Post Office.” (Owen Binder.)
2012--Still houses the Post Office." ~ District Property Information Form
Type of structure:: Downtown Commercial Block
re-enter Zip Code here:: 65274
Current Status:: Still in Use
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