921 Massachusetts - Lawrence's Downtown Historic District - Lawrence, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

(c. 1868; altered c. 1910)

This two-part commercial block building has simple details typical of vernacular Early Twentieth Century Commercial buildings. The tan brick second story has four pairs of double-hung windows covered with metal bars. Each pair has a stone lugsill. Above each pair of windows is a decorative recessed brick square. The parapet roof edge has molded terra cotta coping, which extends down to enframe the façade’s end. Centered in a scroll is a wood panel with “RANEY.” Originally two storefronts, the south end has display windows with kickplates, while the north storefront has a recessed, double-door centered entry flanked by display windows in granite kickplates that curve into the entry area. A metal mansard-type awning extends full width of the façade.