Ca. 1926.
Two-story red brick structure with elaborate parapet roof line and inset brick panels. Second story windows have been covered over with sheet metal. Soldier course above storefront transom and second story windows. Framework of storefront remains, but it has been infilled with concrete block and metal. Sanborn maps indicate a residence was located here until about 1926. This building, initially a wholesale grocery, was then built by 1926.
United States Post Office. 1914. Contributing.
Neoclassical Revival two-story brick building with symmetrical balance and proportion. Front facade has fanlights above the twelve-over-twelve windows and the front door. The building is primarily red Flemish bond brick with inset panels of painted relief limestone ornament in a garland motif alternating with circles. A row of four brick pilasters in the front are capped by the same limestone in modified Corinthian capitals, dividing the five bay of the building. Dentil molding and egg-and-dart motif adorns the building in the cornice around all four elevations. East and west elevations also contain twelve-over-twelve windows with keystones on alternate windows. Alternate windows are four-over-four. There is a second band of decorative stonework just above the second story windows on all four elevations. Cast iron railings at the first floor windows and basement windows, and a stone foundation are other notable details. The south (rear) elevation has pilasters dividing the five bays of the second story, the same as the front, and pairs of six-over-six windows between them with keystones above. A small one-story brick addition wraps around the southeast corner and part of the rear. According to Lenoir Ray's Postmarks, this building was constructed in 1914 for use as the post office, which remained in this building until 1966.
Staton Building. ca. 1920. Contributing.
Two-story red striated brick Commercial Style building covering approximately one-third of the block. Tiled pent roof extends out over the second story with pairs of brackets in the eaves, on the south and west sides. The south elevation has double, triple, and quadruple windows, all one-over-one. The six storefronts have been modified with metal panels and aluminum frame display windows and doors. The storefront at 133 Fourth Avenue West retains its original configuration with tile window aprons and paneled ceiling. The central entry to the second floor retains its original door and transom. The north elevation has six-over-one windows, with some four-over-one. The east elevation is less decorative than the others with one-over-one windows. There is a small one-story addition behind this building, built by 1943. Some of the early uses in the building included a drugstore, offices, and telephone exchange. (Sanborn maps).
Commercial Building. ca. 1925. Contributing.
One-story brick Commercial Style building occupying two-thirds of a block, divided into four distinct storefront bays. All storefronts have been altered with modern materials, but the basic brick framework of each bay remains intact. The southwest of the building is a corner entry. Concrete coping and dentil blocks have been added at the cornice. The next bay to the east has a recessed entry, vertical wood siding, new windows and planters. The third bay has been infilled and stuccoed, with an arched entry, and the easternmost bay has also been infilled with stucco and has a fixed multi-light display window. Sanborn maps indicate a residence stood here in 1912. By 1943 the building housed a dairy, a plumbing shop, and a print shop (Sanborn maps).
Commercial Building. ca. 1925. Contributing.
Two-story, deep red striated brick Commercial Style building of square configuration. Modillions are visible beneath the metal cornice. The storefronts are minimally altered, with transoms covered. The central doorway to the upstairs appears original with multi-pane glass transom. The west elevation of the building has a double entry door which appears original. Pairs of one-over-one windows with rusticated stone sills remain. A band of vertical brick surrounds the building, dividing the first and second stories, and also appears above the tops of the windows at the second story.