25A - AGMT - HISTORIC PRESERVATION 217 N BROADWAY

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CONSTRUCTION HISTORY: (Construction data, alterations, and date of alterations) Built in 1931 RELATED FEATURES: (Other important features such as barns, sheds, fences, prominent or unusual trees, or landscape) None. DESCRIPTION: (Describe resource and its major elements. Include design, materials, condition, alterations, size, settings, and boundaries.) This Spanish Colonial Revival style building is located on five east side of N. Broadway behveen 2nd and 3rd Streets. One story in height, it is built of brick with a stucco exterior, and has a tiled side gable roof. Only about 30 feet deep, the building consists of three bays: a central drive-through passage topped by a front gable roof flanked on either side by storefronts recessed beneath the side gable roof. A round-headed arch defines the auto passage while broad elliptical arches form a shallow arcade in front of (lie storefronts. Impost moldings detail each archway. Orange and black glazed tile in a zig-zag motif decorate the bulkheads. The storefronts have newer plate glass display windows, and the entrance doors are recessed with arched transoms. Rear elevation windows are one-over-one double-hung wood sash. The building appears to be in good condition, and retains a high degree of integrity of materials, design and workmanship. HISTORIC HIGHLIGHTS: The Gilmaker Auto Agency Building was constructed as the front office on all auto sales lot, and was expected to be used on a temporary basis (National Register Nomination Form, 7:24). The Depression precluded the replacement of the building with anew one, and it remains in use today. RESOURCE ATTRIBUTES: (List attributes and codes from Appendix 4 of Instructions for Recording Historical Resources, Office of Historic Preserva(ion.) (HP 6) I-3 story commercial building RESOURCES PRESENT: emViistoricltemplates?Broadaay 217 N (Gilmaker Auto Bldg) M101 Page 2 of 4 25A-8