226 East 3rd Street | Block : 385 | Lot #18

Building Date : 1876
Original Use : Residential/Commercial

Original Owner : Henry Wannemachev
Original Architect : William Jose

Description & Building Alterations

No. 226 East 3^rd Street was built in 1876 and designed by William Jose. Two buildings stand on the lot, one behind the other. The front building is a five-story tenement with stores on the ground floor. Before the ground floor was converted to stores in 1903, it was used as a stable. The rear building, only two stories tall, was used for light manufacturing purposes at that time.

The building façade retains a great deal of historic detail, which includes the cornice and window lintels and sills. A significant change to the ground floor occurred in 1903 when the entrance to the building was moved from the side of the façade to the center.

Block : 385 / Lot : 018 / Building Date : 1876 / Original Owner : Henry Wannemachev / Original Use : Residential/Commercial / Original Architect : William Jose

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