203 W. Main Street - Downtown Washington Historic District - Washington, MO
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N 38° 33.627 W 091° 00.750
15S E 673168 N 4269873
Now a barber shop. This building is classified as a "A & Commercial" in this Historic District.
Waymark Code: WM14PMA
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 08/07/2021
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County of building: Franklin County
Location of building: W. Main St., 2nd store front W. of Oak St., Washington
Built: 1870
Architectural Style: Missouri-German
Classified: A & commercial
Current Occupant: Barber shop
District Map
"Federal/Greek Revival, circa 1849 - 1895, Coded A.
This group is largely represented by vernacular interpretations
of Federal and/or Greek Revival styles; it contains one of the largest
single collections of buildings (about one-fourth of the total) and
enjoyed the greatest longevity. All rest on stone foundations and all
except two are brick. The majority are three bays wide and rise two
stories with first story utilized as commercial space and -second for
residential; a few are one story commercial. ... Ornamentation is restrained, generally
limited to brick dentil ling, stringcourses, recessed paneling and
pilasters. Several feature decorative cast iron balconies, lintsls or
storefronts. While the majority of roofs are side-gabled, five feature
street-front gables or shaped parapets sometimes pierced with an attic
window or lunette.
""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