214 N. Columbia the Grahs Block

On the opposite side of the street two doors north is the Grahs Block at 214 North Columbia. The second floor presents a good example of the Romanesque Revival style which was broadly popular in mid-west towns in the late 19th century.  

Four brick pilasters, one on each corner and a pair in the middle, divide the building into three bays. Rough-faced stone blocks accentuate the pilasters at regular intervals through their entire length. The left and right bays are identical dominated by central, full arch windows with rough-faced stone sills, brick arch springs and large rough-faced stone arches. The original building had large, wooden frame windows within each arch as well as a tall, rectangular window framed by the two central pilasters. Above the windows, bracket-like brick corbelling extends across the entire façade above which is a decorative frieze of inset brick panels and a projecting cornice which crowns the building. Centered on the cornice is a simple pediment inscribed with the date 1893 within the angle; smaller pediments delineate the lateral limits at each end of the cornice.

National Archives Catalog Register of Historic Places reference #99000303 pdf pp. 11, 52

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004619