Lebsch Confectionery - Williams Historic Business District - Williams, Arizona
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N 35° 15.018 W 112° 11.322
12S E 391857 N 3901448
This one-story, red brick building located at 213 West Route 66 in Williams, Arizona.
Waymark Code: WM13VAB
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/21/2021
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Text of Marker on Building:
LEBSCH CONFECTIONERY
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad
arrived in 1882, starting a stampede
of commercial enterprise. The
development of Williams as a
community is indicated in part, by
this ice cream and confectionery
store built by Albert Lebsch in 1914.
For a number of years a boot maker
shared the building.
- Marker Text
Common Property Name:
Messeimer's Insurance
Physical Description:
The Messimer Insurance Building is a single-story rectangular plan brick structure built to the property lines of its 25' width. The main facade with its horizontal parapet faces north onto Bill Williams Avenue. The building features a large central entry flanked by bays with plate glass windows. Transoms over the entry and the windows have been filled in. The rear wall of this structure is constructed of uncoursed rock. The interior ceilings have been dropped but pressed metal ceiling is still in place.
The high level of integrity of this building is evident in the fully detailed corbelled brick cornice which has been emphasized during recent facade rehabilitation.
This building has been in continuous commercial use since ir was constructed sometime around 1912 during one of the construction booms which Williams experienced. The high level of architectural integrity has been highlighted with the recent cleaning which exemplifies the corbelled brick cornice. The building features human scale and proportions typical of development along this block and provided the District with a good example of early Twentieth Century commercial architecture.
- National Register Application