Harrisonburg Downtown Historic District

136 W Elizabeth St

Wampler Feed & Seed Co., Ca. 1930

BrickContributes to the historic character of the district

1930
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From the National Register nomination

Two-story building of American-bond brick with a parapet shed roof and a concrete foundation. The side parapets are stepped and have ceramic copings. Some first-story 2/2 windows are segmental-arched; the one on the front at the west corner has incised decoration in the lintel under the arch (a Victorian vestige that may indicate the window surround was reused or brought out of storage by the builder). On the second story are industrial metal-frame windows. Other features include one or more altered freight doors on the front (one made into a picture window), possible remnants of painted signage at the top of the east elevation, and a second-story rear freight entry with a tongue-and-groove door. The Wampler Feed & Seed Co. was described as a feed mill on the 1940-45 and 1955 Sanborn maps. On the 1955-60 map the building is labeled "ref'g service." Now The Coin & Gift Shop. (Tim Messerley)