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 (former) Washington, Iowa 52353 Posted by:  iconions
N 41° 17.896 W 091° 41.493
15T E 609546 N 4572693
This two-story, cream brick building is located at 200-202-204 South Iowa Street in Washington, Iowa.
Waymark Code: WM12JFC
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2020
Views: 2
My Commentary:
It's really interesting the things you find while waymarking. This building had a Post Office from 1893 until 1924 according to the National Register Application. I would have never known without the research on the building.
State #92-00518
Map#90
- 1 contributing building
(A and C)
1893
Queen Anne
Height: 2 story
Walls: brick (cream)
Storefront: original iron columns - thin iron column -'Wilde", wide iron columns (name?) - intact with remodels
Windows: 1/1 aluminum
Architectural details: oriel windows, corner tower, brackets/cornice
Architect/Builder: - Unknown
Modifications: Historic: -; Nonhistoric: storefront remodels
1893 -Winfield Smouse built Columbian Block - 3 bow windows on west and 4 on north - corner tower - cream and granite brick;
1897 Sanborn map - restaurant (200), dry goods (202 -Mercer & Chilcote Dry Goods), post office (204- also here pre-fire)
c.1899-c.1953- Lemmon's Pharmacy (200); 1904-1907- I Rothschild & Codry goods (202), 1910- McCall Grocery (202); 1910- Dr. D. Arthaud (204 1/2)
1919-1940s- Johnson's Grocery & Market (202); 1924-30s- Kurtz Royal Market (meat) (204); 1920s-40s- Dr. Preston Etter - osteopathic physician (204 1/2)
1940s- Firestone auto supplies (204) (Pickens / Livingston / Bell & Gevock);
1952 - Gamble Store (202); 1955-56 - Stone's Furniture (202);
c.1953-1990s - Schoonover Drug (200); 1964 - Econo-Wash (202);
1950- 2000s- Zager Plumbing & Heating (204)
2012- Country Market Gift Shop (200), Stairway to Stars (202), Freeman Insurance (204)
-National Registry Entry
Type of structure:: stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 52353
Current Status:: Former Historic Location
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