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McCandless Building

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1894. 109–111 E. Main St.

Florence's founder, James McCandless, constructed this three-story red brick structure, distinguished by an intact storefront with recessed entrances between cast iron pillars from the Riverside Ironworks of Kansas City. Above a full-width clerestory, upper floors contain a two-story interior atrium with a third-story balcony. This commercial building has housed various businesses, including a hotel. It belongs to a block of fine commercial buildings, among them the prototypical corner First National Bank (c. 1900), with its entry flanked by fluted columns and Greek classical detailing.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Thomas J. Noel
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Citation

Thomas J. Noel, "McCandless Building", [Florence, Colorado], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/CO-01-FR28.

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