C&NW Railroad Freight Station

C&NW Railroad Freight Station (Old C&NW Freight House/Bennett Box Pallet Company), 823 South 3rd Street; 1917; Haring Bros., Contractor.Built as a freight house for the C&NW railroad, the building is now used as a warehouse. The front façade of the two-story building has a grand, Romanesque arch which has been filled in with wood siding. The face brick of the front facade has a beautiful range of reds and is lain in exquisite patterns. The building design, without a strong reliance on historic styles, creates a strong image nevertheless, by the use of handsome brick and patterns.