The E.S. Swayze Drugstore in Otisville, Michigan, United States, also known as Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401, is a building from 1874. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982[1] and designated as a Michigan State Historic Site in 2010.[2]
E. S. Swayze Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401 | |
 The lodge building in November 2014 | |
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| Location | 106 Main St., Otisville, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 43°10′0″N 83°31′27″W / 43.16667°N 83.52417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| MPS | Genesee County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000529[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 26, 1982 |
| Designated MSHS | 2010[2] |
History edit
This building was constructed to replace a previous store that burned in 1874. The second floor meeting hall was used by the Free Methodist Church for services from 1887 to 1890. In 1903 Otisville Lodge #401 (a local Masonic lodge) purchased the building, and used it as their meeting hall. It was owned by the Masons until 1970.[2] The lodge has moved to other premises.[3] The building remained vacant until at least the 1980s, but was then refurbished.[4]
Description edit
The E. S. Swayze Drugstore is a two-story red brick structure constructed in a vernacular Italianate style. The first floor has a double, five-panel door next to a Palladian-inspired window. Both window of which feature are set in rounded brick archways with keystones. A secondary cornice separates the first floor from the second. The second floor consists of a series of panels, containing four windows similar in to those at the first floor level. Brick corbelling runs across the cornice.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Historical Marker
- ^ Grand Lodge of Michigan list of lodges Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: E. S. Swayze Drugstore
