205 W Main
1893 - Simpson Building
Italianate Style
This two-story brick block has the characteristic window panel theme, individualized by the use of broad cast
pedimented window. A considerable amount of terra cotta decorative inserts are used. The second floor is reached
by a separate entryway set into the left-hand side of the storefront. The upper story front is well preserved in terms
of its parts.
The storefront has been fully replaced or covered so it is impossible to determine original appearance or the state of
its preservation.
The fa?ade matches that of 207 West Main which dates to 1888 and this building was here by 1893. The named and
dated pediment atop the building dates the building to 1893. It is unusual that two buildings would share the same
design especially when five years separate their construction. The two buildings attest to the permanent building up
of this part of West Main Street in the late 1880s and early 1890s. A grocery first occupied the new building.
Italianate Style
This two-story brick block has the characteristic window panel theme, individualized by the use of broad cast
pedimented window. A considerable amount of terra cotta decorative inserts are used. The second floor is reached
by a separate entryway set into the left-hand side of the storefront. The upper story front is well preserved in terms
of its parts.
The storefront has been fully replaced or covered so it is impossible to determine original appearance or the state of
its preservation.
The fa?ade matches that of 207 West Main which dates to 1888 and this building was here by 1893. The named and
dated pediment atop the building dates the building to 1893. It is unusual that two buildings would share the same
design especially when five years separate their construction. The two buildings attest to the permanent building up
of this part of West Main Street in the late 1880s and early 1890s. A grocery first occupied the new building.