HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY BUILDING AND STRUCTURES Norwich Heritage Trust, Inc, P.O.Box 185 Norwich, CT 06360	This Building sponsored by Norwich Heritage Trust, Inc.
Building Name: Kio s Grinder Shop	Historic Name: Myers & Bailey's Office
Town/City: Norwich	County: New London
Address:54-56	Street: Broadway
Owners:Richard Comrack, 54-6 Broadway, Norwich, CT	Private
Present Use: Restaurant	Historic Use Retail store and residential
Exterior is viewable to public	Interior is accessible	Explain: open during business hours Late 19th century commercia
Style of Building: Late 19th Century Commercial	Construction Date: 1847, 1893
Materials Brick	Structural System Load Bearing Masonry
Roof
Stories: 4	Dimensions: 20' X 40'
Structural Condition: Fair	Exterior Condition: Fair
Alterations: Remodelled 1893
Outbuildings:
Environment: commercial High Building Density

Interrelationship of Building and Surroundings: This building is similar in scale and material to the other buildings along lower Broadway; it makes a positive contribution to the street-scape.

Features: The first floor contains two storefronts with inset entrances. An iron girder above the storefronts has decorative floral ornaments covering rivet heads. Two 3 -story oriel windows extend from the second floor to the fourth floor. The second and third floor windows between the oriels have lintels with - hoods. The fourth floor window has a plain rectangular lintel. A heavy wooden cornice unites the oriels and the rest of the facade Windows have 2 -over- 2 double-hung sash. The panes of the lights are horizontal rather than vertical, however.

Architect:

Builder: probably Myers & Bailey

Importance: Myers & Bailey, builders, probably constructed this building in 1847. In 1859, they sold it to the Gortons who owned it until 1892. The Gorton family operated an umbrella store here and lived in the upper floors. After the Gortons sold it to the Brewers, the building was extensively remodelled. It now has the appearance of a late 19th century building. The original des gn may have been Greek Revival.

Sources: Bailey's Bird's Eye View of Norwich, 1876.
Building Evaluation Form c. 1979
Norwich City Directories
Norwich Land Records, Vol. 269 p. 243, Vol. 101, p. 415, Vol 100 p 342 Vol. 63 p 501, Vol. 60 p 737, Vol 54, p. 439; Vol 54, p. 463.

Evaluations:

Threats None Private