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Resource Number: 5BL961.10 Temporary Resource Number: NIA Architectural Inventory Form (Page 2 of 5) 21. General Architectural Description Built at the turn of the twentieth century, the Pine Street Junction is a distinctive wood -frame commercial building with a corner storefront entry at the northeast corner. The building fronts directly onto a wide concrete sidewalk which parallels Pine Street to the north. An alley and the railroad tracks are to the east, a parking lot is to the west, and an outdoor seating area, enclosed by a wood fence, is to the south. The building is supported by a low concrete foundation, and features painted beige horizontal weatherboard walls, with painted red 1 " by 4" corner boards. The roof is flat, with parapet walls extending well above the roof line on the north, east, and south elevations. Decorative cornices along the north and east elevations display paired brackets and a dentil course. A tall red brick chimney, with a corbelled cap, is located near the north end of the roof. The corner entry features a glass - in -wood -frame door, with flanking sidelights, and a transom light, under a barrel -shaped canvas awning. The entire entry is set beneath a very tall rounded parapet, with a sunburst motif, a dentil course, and decorative brackets. The entry is flanked by one single -light fixed -pane window on the north elevation, and by three single -light fixed -pane windows on the east elevation, covered by red canvas awnings. Additional windows on the building's north elevation include one set of paired 1/1 double - hung sash, and two single 1/1 double -hung sash, all with painted red wood frames and surrounds, and with red canvas awnings. A neon sign extends perpendicular from the north elevation wall advertising the Pine Street Junction. A wood door, with distinctive hinges, appears in the upper wall surface on the east elevation. Two 1/1 double -hung sash windows, and one set of paired 6-light windows, are located on the south elevation. A painted beige glass -in -wood -frame door opens onto the outdoor seating area on the south elevation. Two sets of paired 1/1 double -hung sash windows, and two single 1/1 double -hung sash windows, all with painted red wood frames and surrounds, are located on the west elevation. Three solid wood doors are also located on the west elevation. Two are service entries, and the third opens onto a handicapped ramp. 29.Construction History (include description and dates of major additions, alterations, or demolitions: This building was constructed by Herman H. Fischer in 1900. There have been no additions subsequent to the original construction. 23. Landscape or setting special features: The Pine Street Junction is located southeast of the intersection of Pine and Front Streets, at the southeast edge of Louisville's downtown commercial district. The Burlington Northern Railroad tracks are just to the east. The Louisville Post Office is located across Front Street, to the west. 24. Associated buildings, features, or objects n/a IV. ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY 25. Date of Construction: Estimate Actual 1900 Source of information: Plaque on facade; Sanborn maps 26. Architect: n/a Source of information: n/a 27. Builder/ Contractor: Herman H. Fischer Source of information: "Joseph Lackner 1857-1939" manuscript 28. Original owner: Joseph Lackner Source of information: "Joseph Lackner 1857-1939" manuscript 30. Original location: Moved Date of move(s) yes no n/a