520-522 Delaware - Leavenworth Downtown Historic District - Leavenworth, Kansas - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

"520-522 Delaware Building Date: 1903
Style: OTHER: Historic Eclecticism
Functional Use/Type COMMERCE: Two-Part Commercial Block

This two-story, brown brick building has three bays and a smooth cut limestone foundation. Colonial Revival stylistic elements include the three molded, semi-circular, brick arches with keystones and roundels centered within each arch. These arches create the three bays of the first story of the building. The east bay contains the entry, and the remaining two bays contain eight-over-one light, double-hung sash windows. Providing horizontal emphasis are the brick stringcourses located above the first-story window openings and below the second-story windows. Further accenting the horizontal elements are the grouped, second-story casement windows under a shed roof supported by paired, ornamented cast iron brackets. These details, combined with the Colonial Revival motif, reflect an eclectic assembly of features. The parapet has stepped corners and stone edging.

This building has a high degree of architectural integrity in the retention of its original materials, character-defining architectural features, setting, location and workmanship. The upper casement windows and entrance door appear to be the only alterations.