Ridenour & Baker Store/Bartelds Seed Company Building - Lawrence's Downtown Historic District - Lawrence, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

(c. 1865; addition 1871, 1905)

This is a rare extant example in Lawrence of an intact three-story Italianate two-part commercial block building. The red brick facade has four 2/2 windows with fixed transoms above. The sills and lintels are simple stone. The third story features a centered Palladian window, also with stone sills and lintels. The centered arched window crown has a keystone. The elaborate projecting metal cornice is bracketed, with alternating panels and a row of dentils. A metal fire escape from the third story window leads from the roof edge to the lintel of the storefront level. The storefront has a centered recessed double-door entry. The wood frame doors have a lower panel and a large fixed glass sash, with glass transom above. It is flanked by tall display windows separated by fluted pilasters, with paneled bulkheads below. The storefront retains its decorative lintel.