Kucheman Building

Kucheman Building
Kucheman Building is located in Iowa
Kucheman Building
Kucheman Building is located in the United States
Kucheman Building
Location100 N. 2nd St.
Bellevue, Iowa
Coordinates42°15′30″N 90°25′28″W / 42.25833°N 90.42444°W / 42.25833; -90.42444
Arealess than one acre
Built1868
Architectural styleVernacular
MPSLimestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS
NRHP reference No.91001072[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 30, 1991

The Kucheman Building is a historic commercial building located in Bellevue, Iowa, United States. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 20 are commercial buildings. The two-story structure was built in 1868 to house Kucheman & Son, a dry goods and clothing store. The second floor has housed an Opera Hall and City Hall. An addition was built onto the rear of the building sometime between 1902 and 1914. The building features four bays on its main facade, which is capped by a stone cornice with arched metal pediment. The stone blocks used in its construction vary somewhat in shape and size, and they were laid in courses. It also features dressed stone window sills and lintels. What differentiates this building from the others is its segmental arched windows.[2] The second floor windows on the front have simple stone hoodmolds. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Molly Meyers Naumann. "Kucheman Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-28. with three photos from 1991