EFFECTIVE MAY 30, 2022 227 chapter 11 Commercial Building styles, ca. 1875-1910 Distinguishing Characteristics Plan Rectangular Roof Flat or sloping roof Storefront Large display windows on frame or brick bulkheads, transoms above display windows, display windows and entrances divided by cast iron or brick piers Entrance Often recessed arrangement with large single-light glass-and-wood paneled door and transom above Windows Two-or-two or one-over-one sash; windows from the late-19th century were often arched while those on buildings from the early-20th century were rectangular in design Materials Storefronts were usually of wood and glass with cast-iron or brick support elements; upper facades were of common bond brick. Sheet metal used at cornices and as hood molding over windows Details Decorative brick bonding patterns, sheet metal cornices, corbelled brickwork at rooflines, sometimes beveled or prism glass in storefront transoms
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