Waynesboro Downtown Historic District

147 N Wayne Ave

Hamilton-Cook Hardware Company Building #2, Ca. 1925

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

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1925
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From the National Register nomination

Three-story, four-bay brick commercial building matching the adjoining, earlier building at 145 N. Wayne, and originally built to accommodate the expansion of Hamilton-Cook Hardware Company. Upper-story fenestration consists of one-over-one double-hung wood sash, shorter than those at 145 N. Wayne, with cast-stone sills and jack arches. The rear elevation has segmentally arched window openings. A decorative brick cornice with modillion-like detailing crowns the parapet that, along with stepped side parapets, obscures the shed roof. The ground-level storefront features large display windows, a recessed central entry with a glazed wood door, a transom obscured by an vertical aluminum siding, and a separate stairhall entrance. A one-story rear brick addition has a flat roof, metal windows on the street elevation, and a rear garage door. This building was occupied by Wingfield Furniture Company in 1951 and now houses the Recovery Room Thrift Shop.

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