AXA Building

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AXA Building
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Location205 S. 5th St., Leavenworth, Kansas
Coordinates 39°19′04″N94°54′54″W / 39.31772°N 94.91507°W / 39.31772; -94.91507
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1905
Built byR.B. Yoakum
Architect William B. Feth
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP reference No. 72000509 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1972

The AXA Building, at 205 S. 5th St. in Leavenworth, Kansas, was built in 1905. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

It is an ornate and two-and-a-half story red brick commercial building, with a 125 feet (38 m) facade along Fifth Street. [2]

It was designed by Leavenworth architect William B. Feth and built by contractor R. B. Yoakum. Known originally as the Eppenscheid Building. it was built for Charles Espenscheid, a St. Louis investor. [2]

It is Late Victorian in style. [2]

According to a guide to Kansas architecture, the building "stands out among its neighbors because of the inventiveness of its highly articulated Neo-classical ornament, particularly along the cornice, at its second-story bay windows, and around the lobby entry." [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Charles Hall; Richard Pankratz (April 2, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: AXA Building". National Park Service . Retrieved May 10, 2022. With accompanying two photos from 1969
  3. ↑ Sachs, David H.; Ehrlich, George (1996). Guide to Kansas Architecture. University Press of Kansas. p. 102. ISBN   9780700607785.


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