Around Town: False front buildings in downtown Middleton

Photo by Retiring Guy

Historical photo, undated, found here.

As described at Old House Web

The vertical extension of the front of a building beyond the roofline createsthe false front style. Almost always used for commercial purposes, falsefront buildings gave an air of dignity to a quickly growing town by providingvisual continuity along the street.

False front architecture is typically associated with the pioneer West.

Other Around Town posts:
You can up sign or sign up for volleyball at the Club Tavern in Middleton.  (4/9/2018)
There is no joy among the residents of this beautifully remodeled home.  (4/9/2018)
UPDATE.  Demolition in a day results in expanded parking lot for Middleton Sport Bowl.  4/6/2018)
Tiedeman Pond winter fish kill.  (3/30/2018)
Googling 'Henry Hubbard'.  (3/18/2018) 
A not-so-faded Flo strikes a new pose.  (3/12/2018)

3 orange cones on sidewalk.  (2/26/2018)
This corner house is now a rental.  (1/16/2018)
This 1955, 1296-square-foot ranch on Cooper Avenue was listed at $219,500.  (1/13/2018)
It's always the season of the witch at this Anderson Street address in Middleton.  (1/11/2018)
A sure sign that this request went unheeded, if not unseen.  (12/24/2017)
Turnstile Christmas Eve services at St. Luke's.  (12/13/2017)
You've heard of a bear hibernating, but how about a bakery?  (12/13/2017)