Not Named

Historic Property

Alternate Name:

Not Named

Street Address:

630, 632, 634 Railroad Avenue, Allendale

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Site Number:

S108042001300142

Site Number:

45

Date Surveyed:

1980

Category:

Building

Current Use:

Commerce/Trade

Construction Method:

brick

Signficant Architectural Features:

2 story red brick commercial building, rectangular in plan. with flat roof. 2 common walls. Ground floor contains 3 shops. 634 (L) shop entry appears to have been altered - it features a recessed doorway to the left of which is a plate glass window. The central store opening (632). contained In a targe semicircular arch with brick hoodmold, has a single glazed door with transom,to the left of which is a plate glass window. The store opening on the right appears to be virtually unchanged; it has a recessed entry with double glazed doors flanked on either side by plate glass display windows; above its doorway and windows is a wide band of small square panes of wavy glass. A small cornice with dentils visually separates the 2nd floor from the 1st. On the 2nd floor are 8 segmental-arched window openings with brick hooctnolds and denticulated brick sills set in e recessed panels. There is corbeleing along the top edge of the 3 panesl containing the 2nd floor windows; above these 3 panels are 8 recessed panels and a cornice (corbeled brick) along the top edge of the building. Interior of #630: plaster walls, pressed metal ceiling. OUTBUILDINGS:

Alterations:

Exterior appears to have undergone only minor changed

Survey:

City of Allendale, 1979-1980

Archives Location:

Box 13, Series 108042, Survey of historic resources (county by county data on surface properties), circa 1971-2014

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