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Western false front architecture

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The goal for buildings in this style is to project an image of stability and success, while in fact a business owner may not have invested much in a building that might be temporary. Four defining characteristics have been suggested:
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is an example where the owner ran a store or other business on the ground floor and lived upstairs. There were many false front buildings constructed in the
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the front façade of the building "rises to form a parapet (upper wall) which hides most or nearly all of the roof"
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Style of architecture in the Southwestern United States
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False front architecture

Greenhorn, Oregon
Old West
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Bend, Oregon
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Facadism
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"False Front Commercial"
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