National Register of Historic Places

Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401

Otisville, Genesee County, Michigan
Listed
November 26, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000529

About this property

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 and designated as a Michigan State Historic Site in 2010. 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. The lodge has moved to other premises. The building remained vacant until at least the 1980s, but was then refurbished. 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.

Location

106 Main St.
Otisville, Genesee County, Michigan
43.16659, -83.52407

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Sources

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When was Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401 listed on the National Register?

Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 26, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401?

Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401?

The period of significance for Swayze, E. S., Drugstore/Otisville Mason Lodge No. 401 is recorded as the industrial era.

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