844-846 Massachusetts - Lawrence's Downtown Historic District - Lawrence, Kansas
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N 38° 58.061 W 095° 14.143
15S E 306306 N 4315567
This building is a two-story red brick building located at 844-846 Massachusetts in Lawrence, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMJRWD
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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(c. 1888; altered c.1955; rehabilitated 2002)

This large corner two-part commercial block building has Late Victorian Commercial design elements. The red brick building has four 1/1 windows on the west elevation of the second story over each storefront. The windows have bracketed stone entablature sills and pedimented stone lintels. There is a simple projecting metal cornice near the roof’s edge. The north storefront has a recessed entry, full height display windows, and a transom covered by an enclosed barrel-shaped awning. The south storefront is a mirror image of the north’s.

- National Register Application



Address: 844 MASSACHUSETTS
Address Remarks: Includes 846 MASSACHUSETTS
Historic Name: The Leader Building
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Present Function: Commerce/Trade
Subcategory: Specialty Store
Residential/Commercial/Religious Style: Italianate
Plan Form: Rectangle
Commercial Building Type: Two-Part Commercial Block
Roof Form: Flat with Parapet
Stories: 2
Condition: Good
Principal Material: Brick
Condition Remarks: Rehabbed in 2000.
Architect/Designer/Builder: Unknown
Year of Construction: 1888
Certainty: Estimated

- Kansas Historic Resource Inventory Website

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Lawrence's Downtown Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

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Address:
844-846 Massachusetts
Lawrence, Kansas 66046

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