112 W. Main Street - Downtown Washington Historic District - Washington, MO
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N 38° 33.602 W 091° 00.715
15S E 673220 N 4269829
This building is classified as a "D & Commercial" in this Historic District. On the original district nomination form this was a Non-Contributing building. It has since been restored to original form and reclassified as Contributing.
Waymark Code: WM14P99
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2021
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County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: W. Main St., 4th Bldg. W. of Lafayette St., south side, Washington
Built: 1933
Architectural Style: Modern Commercial
Classified: D & commercial
Current Occupant: Mommy & Me ... Again (Children's Cloths)
District Map
"112 West Main Street (1 Contributing Building)
112 West Main Street was constructed in 1933 as a J.C. Penny store and appears on the 1926-
1945 Sanborn maps. The two-story brick building has a flat roof. When surveyed for the original
nomination, the building was obscured by cladding from the 1950s. That cladding was removed
sometime after 1987 restoring the building’s original appearance. The first floor contains a
recessed storefront with a central entry and large plate glass windows. An original tiled entryway
advertising “J.C. Penny” is intact. On the left side of the storefront is an entrance for the second
floor. The second story has three, historic 2/2, with horizontal muntins, double-hung ribbon
windows and a corbelled parapet. The building was previously listed as non-contributing because
of the cladding. Due to its restoration, it has been re-assessed as a contributing resource." ~ NRHP Addendum PDF page 22
"Early Twentieth Century, circa 1905-1940. Coded D.
This group of twenty-one buildings includes numerous one and two-story commercial buildings, four residential buildings, a gas
station, depot, Masonic Lodge, and a parochial school. All show
influence of progressive 20th century design traditions, including
Craftsman, Bungaloid, Art Deco and Moderne. ... These buildings usually employ rectangular
windows with tripart upper sash.
"Commercial, Coded With Black Bar
This designation indicates that historically the building (or part of
it) was used for commercial purposes. Since very few properties were
constructed exclusively for commerce, the black bar code at the front of the property parcel generally refers to a first story storefront." ~ NRHP Nomination Form, PDF pages 4-6
"After 1926, this building replaced or was constructed
around a 19th century brick house." ~ DNR Historic Survey, phase II & III&nsp; PDF pages 598-599