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Four pilasters divide up the first floor into three unequal sections. The two <br />pilasters on the outside are wider than the two on the interior. To the left (north), <br />broad plate glass windows flank the recessed entrance. A long clerestory window <br />allows added light to illuminate the interior. <br />The second section, next door to the right, has a shorter street frontage and a <br />smaller display window. To the far right (south), are paired doors for entry to the <br />upstairs, which formally housed the Masonic Temple. Above these doors is a <br />transom window with the Masonic symbol set in the pattern of leaded mullions. <br />The fenestrations of the second and third floors are compositionally unified, <br />forming large Italianate windows. Typical of Italianate styling is the pairing of <br />arched windows and the placement of a circular ornament atop the adjoining <br />arches. Each single arched window is outlined with surrounds, and each pair of <br />double-hung windows is also outlined by a larger arched surround. All spandrel <br />details are picked out in contrasting paint. Three pairs of double-hung windows, <br />each with six over six lights, stretch across the second level. Two small double- <br />hung windows, with one over one lights, flank the outer window pairs of the <br />second floor. Beyond these small windows, quoins trim the edges of the facade. <br />On the third level, three pairs of double-hung windows resemble those below, <br />except that they are arched. Below the pent roof is a line of swags. Dentils and <br />modillions can be seen beneath the pent roof. <br />Sources: <br />•RWC Democrat 8/29/1895; Century 67, <br />•RWC Historic Trails, RWC Centennial Comm. 1967; Historic Landmark <br />Element of the General Plan. <br />Page 37 <br />7.B. - Page 48