424 W Main

1890/1902 - WIlliam M. Peck Livery Block

Romanesque style
This building is impressive for its sheer scale, its design and use of materials, and because it is a rare surviving 
livery barn.  This building established a standard for commercial buildings which would be subsequently built on 
West Main west of the railroad tracks.  This standard is defined by the use of contrasting brick colors to distinguish 
the floor levels of the buildings.  This is one of the largest if not the largest historic commercial building in 
Cherokee, the closest challenger being the Brummer Block at Second and Main.  Its impressive scale, fully three 
storefronts wide and two stories tall is all the more impressive when it is realized that this was built for livery barn 
purposes.  This indicates that the livery trade was a going concern in Cherokee as of 1890-1902.  Save for the west 
side wall, all exposed walls are treated equally with regard to ornamentation (stone key stones and sills, angled brick 
belt courses, rusticated brick courses between the floors).  A fa9ade horizontal wall panel bears the name/date plate 
of the building "W.M. PECK,  1902"