Shearer Store, Union City, Richmond, Kentucky
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Shearer Store | |
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| Address: | KY 1986 |
| Neighborhood/s: | Union City, Richmond, Kentucky |
| City/locality- State/province |
Richmond, Kentucky |
| County- State/province: |
Madison County, Kentucky |
| State/province: | Kentucky |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | ca. 1840 - 1850 |
| Primary Style: | Greek Revival |
| Secondary Style: | Gothic Revival |
| Major Alterations: | Front porch added in 20th century"Front porch added in 20th century" is not in the list (Intact, Some/mostly intact, Altered, Significant Alterations, Alterations more apparent than original) of allowed values for the "Major alterations" property. |
| Historic Function: | Business |
| Historic Function: | General Store |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Brick |
(37.783492° N, 84.241573° W)
| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Certification date: | June 13, 1990 |
Functioning as a general store and village center, the Shearer Store is an example of a mid-nineteenth century commercial building in rural Madison County. Conveniently located near a crossroad in the Union City community, the Shearer Store once provided goods to rural farmers.
Architecturally, it expresses elements of both the Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styles. The gable end of the brick structure forms the store front, with four wide wooden pilasters dividing the front facade into three bays. This facade is laid in Flemish bond brickwork. Although a twentieth-century front porch now spans the store front, the facade retains the original dentils in its horizontal moldings. A central door includes a three-light transom and separates two large four-light windows. A round-arched window located on the apex of the gable is framed with brick drip mold. Gothic scrolled and scalloped bargeboard accentuates the overhanging eaves on each of the sides.
