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

(c. 1880)

This two-part commercial block building has simple design features typical of vernacular Early Twentieth Century Commercial buildings. The brown brick second story facade has two pairs of 1/1 windows with a full-width sill course of brick headers, and a lintel course of brick stretchers. Above the lintel course is a metal sign. The plain cornice is demarcated by two rows of alternating recessed brick headers, and a stepped parapet edge. There is a secondary entry on the north leading to the second story, and a center recessed entry on the storefront area flanked by display windows with ceramic tile bulkheads. The entry has "Ernst Hardware" in the tile floor. A flat metal canopy extends full width across the facade.