West Broadway & North Chestnut


126 West Broadway, ca 1900, ca 1950

This two-story yellow brick commercial structure had the facade replaced in the mid-1900s. The original window on the first floor has been filled in with wood except for three small windows near the top. On the second story, three contemporary windows are evenly spaced on the facade, alternating two narrow windows of glass block. At the top of the parapet, two courses of red brick suggest a cornice with coping.


122 West Broadway, ca 1903

The storefront of the two-story brick commercial building has been replaced with wooden siding and contemporary doors and windows. The second floor facade retains significant historic fabric: window penetrations with stone sills and flat arches with stone keys are arranged in four groups of two. Above the windows, a number of corralled courses of brick support a cornice of canted brick alternating with square stone or metal rosettes, above which rises a plain brick parapet.


100-104 West Broadway, ca 1910

Langenfeld Hotel
HARGIS No. 105132

A Simple Commercial style 3-story brick building. The first floor have material resembling stucco, with most window penetrations filled with masonry or wood. A string course of stone incorporating an interlaced geometric design caps the first floor facade. The 2nd floor presents pairs of contemporary double-hung windows stretching across the facade. A narrow string course of stone serves as the lintels for the third floor windows. A simple stone cornice and plain brick parapet complete the primary façades of this building.


124 North Chestnut Street, ca 1905, ca 1915

The Block Tavern

A brick one-story has a simple angular parapet and stone coping. Original storefront penetrations have been filled with contemporary brick, though rustic stone or oversized brick is visible on either side of the storefront.


130 North Chestnut Street

The Block Tavern Drive-Through

A one-story building of brick presents a flat parapet and stone coping. The building’s original use as one of a series of auto maintenance facilities on the block is suggested by the drive-through bay to the right of the main façade. Storefront penetrations have been filled with contemporary wood sheath and shingles.


Vicinity, 137 North Chestnut Street, ca 1940

A simple concrete square structure with a door on the south facade and short windows or vents high in each of the other walls.