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W. T. Hutchens Building

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The two-story structure was built with retail space on the ground floor and offices and (in the case of the south bay), apartments on the second. The ground floor has large display windows which are modern replacements; originally, the corner bays were divided into two storefronts, separated by a
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projects from the façade. The ground floor of the south unit has been modified with tall windows between heavy wooden pilasters. A wooden molding joins the corner units' terra cotta molding, which together with a row of
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styles, instead emphasizing horizontal orientation by using strong horizontal courses and shorter, wider windows. It contrasts with the later
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windows, while the middle bay's have been replaced with panes of regular glass. A wide band of decorated
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sidewalk door leading to the second floor. Above the windows, the corner unit retains its original
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Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places
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on the cornice gives continuity to the new and old portions of the building.
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separates the two floors. Upstairs windows are paired one-over-one
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property in Alabama on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Huntsville, Alabama
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made of brick with terra cotta blocks. A terra cotta
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W. T. Hutchens Building is located in Huntsville, Alabama
W. T. Hutchens Building is located in Alabama
W. T. Hutchens Building is located in the United States
Huntsville, Alabama
34°43′51″N 86°35′12″W / 34.73083°N 86.58667°W / 34.73083; -86.58667
MPS
Downtown Huntsville MRA
83004374
Huntsville, Alabama
United States
Victorian
Terry Hutchens Building
Gothic Revival
Luxfer prism
terra cotta
sashes
lintels
cornice
ashlar
National Register of Historic Places


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Hutchens, W. T., Building"
Archived
"Accompanying photos"

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