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Whitman-Douglas Company, ca.
1911
301 East 8th Street
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The Whitman-Douglas building faces west adjacent
to the rail line in Charlotte's First Ward. The two-story brick building
features wide segmental-arch doorway that leads to a small concrete
loading dock. The arch is composed of three rows of brick headers.
The facade is also pierced by a wide opening, adjacent to the south
elevation, now boarded over. The second story fenestration is
symmetrical and is composed of three segmental-arch openings. All
of the building's windows are boarded from the interior, with several of
the openings still containing deteriorated eight-over-eight windows.
The facade is topped by a low stepped parapet. The brick building was
laid in American Bond. |
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The building site slopes to the rear,
partially exposing the basement on the south elevation, and fully
exposing the basement level at the rear of the building. The south
elevation is pierced with numerous segmental-arched window openings of
various sizes. All of the window openings in the first story and
basement have been filled with masonry blocks. A single door
opening leads into the basement. The second story features five
regularly space window openings like those found on the facade.
The north elevation is largely block by a neighboring building. |
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Like the facade, the rear elevation is
topped by a low stepped parapet. An exterior flue is centered on
the elevation. The rear is pierced with various full-sized and
short window openings. A metal-clad firedorr on a steel track is
located adjacent to the south elevation. |
