Keim Bakery - Ottawa, Ks.
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N 38° 36.847 W 095° 16.134
15S E 302457 N 4276397
The Keim Bakery is located in the historic Underwood-Becker Building. The bakery is in a two-story painted brick building located at 302-304 S Main Street in Ottawa, Ks.
Waymark Code: WMFA78
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2012
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From the bakery's website:
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"Keim Bakery is a full service bakery located in downtown Ottawa, KS. We offer a wide variety of bakery products that rotate daily. We never have the same menu 2 days in a row. We offer a wide variety of bakery items from donuts and breakfast pastries to elaborate specialty cakes. We make everything from scratch using the finest chocolate and buttercream and fresh fruit and everything is baked to perfection.
Our Bakery Items Include:
Over 18 different kinds of doughnuts made daily
A variety of breads
Cakes
Cookies
Cupcakes
Brownies
Breakfast pasteries
Wedding Cakes
Special occasion cakes"
From the National Register Application:
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"Date of Construction: 1901
Style: Late Victorian
Historic Name: Underwood-Becker Building
Architect: George P. Washburn
This is a two-story brick two-part commercial block building with elements of Late Victorian styling. The first story of the main (east) facade features two storefronts flanking a central entrance to the second story. The doorway providing access to the second story has a tall transom window. The south storefront has aluminum-framed plate glass display windows resting on low bulkhead walls flanking a recessed entrance. The north storefront is angled at the corner of the building and features full-height, aluminum-framed plate glass windows flanking paired entrance doors. Both transoms are covered. Above the first-story openings, a steel beam with decorative roundels spans with width of the building. Although the display window openings in the north elevation contain perforated concrete block infill, the size and shape of the openings remain clear. High on the wall above the display windows, small square window openings contain louvered vents. These openings retain their stone sills and hoods. West of the display windows is an entrance door with a brick arched surround. The second story of the main facade features two bays of fenestration. Each bay includes a single window flanking a gently projecting oriel with a tripartite configuration. Each window opening contains a wood double-hung sash with a one-over-one light configuration. Each window has a flat, rectangular wood hood, and a continuous stone belt course forms the sills for the single windows. A similar pattern of fenestration continues on the north elevation, although two single windows flank either side of the oriels. The building has a simple cornice that features large and small dentils. A cast iron post with a non-historic brick base marks the northeast corner of the building."