409 Maple Street

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Evaluation:

This is a contributing Maple Street building within the historic district. It represents the importance of cross-streets in the expanding district. It is a late example of the Italianate commercial style.

District Characteristic	Yes	No	Findings/Recommendations
Two-story brick with narrow mass	X
Larger, broader massing		X
Other key façade features	X
Architectural style	X		Italianate style
Prominent location	X
Original façade materials	X
Upper fenestration pattern	X
Sympathetic Storefront Infill	X
Brick corbelled parapet		X
Cornice/coping (not metal)	X

Physical Description:

This two-story brick Italianate style building has a prominent cornice that is set above a band of corbelled stack bond brick brackets. There are four upper front windows. The storefront (extant as of 1968) has twin right-hand entries, the easternmost for upstairs egress. The transom area, covered in 1968, is obscured by a fixed awning. The brickwork is painted with highlights. This is a free-standing alleyway building having west and north fenestration and a rear frame stairway.

Documented Alterations:

The regrettable change was a shortening of all of the upper front and west side windows likely in 1985. Permits note unspecified work by contractor Barney Crow in 1955, undetermined damage from the adjacent Iltis Lumber fire of September 8, 1955, a new building storefront in 1960 (permit dated December 9, 1959), a canopy in 1982 and, a 1,250 square foot alteration in 1985. Unspecified improvements dated to July 2015.

Commercial History:

Business	Owner	Start	Stop	Notes of Interest
Lambert & Ewers	Bruce Lambert		2013
Honey Sweet Gourmet Foods		1986	2000	Opens October, plant at Boone, became above firm.
The Designer		1979	1980
Dressmakers			1985
		1979	1985	1,100 sq. ft. first floor, mostly vacant
Federal Distributors		1978	1978	Sliding doors
Joice Boutique		1977		gifts
	Lucille Polonetzky		1973	City wants north 22 feet for parking
Beauty Shop	Bernice Papich		1947	For sale, good business and location
	Ralph (dies) and Margaret Joice live upstairs		1946	Son Pierre POW at Corregidor, released September 1945. Lucille is daughter.
Joice Beauty Salon		1929	1970
Peggy's Beauty Shop	Peggy Athy Bell	1927	1940	To Shops Building, DM
Ralph and Robert Joice Photography		1914	1925	upstairs
Valley Vulcanizing		1919
Des Moines Photo Co.		1905
Construction	Hermann Raaz	1900		Banker Hermann Raaz acquired this lot in late 1899 and built this building on its west end, close to his bank building.