Kiefer Bldg.
715 High
Baldwin City, Ks 66006

Kiefer Bldg.
715 High
Baldwin City, Ks 66006

This commercial block and the adjacent property (B30) are two of the oldest major commercial buildings in Baldwin City. It was standing by 1886; L. B. Kiefer was the owner. The building was a dry goods store(1893-99), grocery (1905), lunchroom (1912) and store (1927).W. F. Osborn acquired the building in 1908.

Commercial block in row, rectangle with recessed central entrance and side stair entrance, two stories, four bays first floor and three second floor, brick and stone masonry, brick front, rear wall is rubble stone with cut quoins, flat roof and parapet. 4-light transom window W, 2/1 double-hung windows second floor. Three ornamental cast iron posts in storefront, smooth cut sills, window hoods, projecting metal eave cornice with brackets. One story tile rear addition, modern display windows and entrance door.

Dale Nimz, photographer

Baldwin City Public Library

Fall, 1988

Sanborn insurance maps, 1893-1927
County assessment records, 1884-1928
Photo, Souvenir 1908

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