Hardware Building (Wadena, Iowa)

Coordinates: 42°50′23.3″N 91°39′26″W / 42.839806°N 91.65722°W / 42.839806; -91.65722
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Hardware Building
Hardware Building (Wadena, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Hardware Building (Wadena, Iowa)
Hardware Building (Wadena, Iowa) is located in the United States
Hardware Building (Wadena, Iowa)
Location223 Mill St.
Wadena, Iowa
Coordinates42°50′23.3″N 91°39′26″W / 42.839806°N 91.65722°W / 42.839806; -91.65722
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
NRHP reference No.77000516[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1977

The Hardware Building was a historic building located in Wadena, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1873, this two-story gabled structure was completely composed of limestone.[2] At some point the second floor of the main facade was covered with brick and it had a patterned brick cornice. The first floor sat high off the ground and was accessed by a double exterior staircase. Originally, the building housed a hardware store on the main floor, a storeroom on the second floor, and a saloon in the basement. In later years it housed the post office and the local telephone exchange. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Marjorie Knox. "Hardware Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-24. with photos