AXA Building explained

AXA Building
Coordinates:39.3177°N -94.9151°W
Built:1905
Architect:William B. Feth
Builder:R.B. Yoakum
Added:March 17, 1972
Area:1acres
Refnum:72000509

The AXA Building, at 205 S. 5th St. in Leavenworth, Kansas, was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

It is an ornate and two-and-a-half story red brick commercial building, with a 125feet facade along Fifth Street.

It was designed by Leavenworth architect William B. Feth and built by contractor R. B. Yoakum. Known originally as the Eppenscheid Building. it was built for Charles Espenscheid, a St. Louis investor.

It is Late Victorian in style.[1]

According to a guide to Kansas architecture, the building "stands out among its neighbors because of the inventiveness of its highly articulated Neo-classical ornament, particularly along the cornice, at its second-story bay windows, and around the lobby entry."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=72000509}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: AXA Building ]. National Park Service. Charles Hall . Richard Pankratz . April 2, 1971 . May 10, 2022. With
  2. Book: Guide to Kansas Architecture. 102. 9780700607785 . Sachs . David H. . Ehrlich . George . 1996 . University Press of Kansas .