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McClellan's General Store

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McClellan's General Store
McClellan's General Store is located in Iowa
McClellan's General Store
Location107 E. Main St.
New London, Iowa
Built1867
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.03000828[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 28, 2003

McClellan's General Store is an historic structure located in New London, Iowa, United States. James and Adeline McClellan moved to Henry County in 1856. He bought the lot for $365 in 1867 and had the building built for a mercantile business that he founded the same year.[2] It was the first building constructed in the simplified Italianate style in town[2] He added dry goods to his store in 1875 and the business was renamed McClellan and Stottard Dry Goods Store at about the same time. The McClellan family used the second floor as their residence for several years The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Oltrogge, Sarah. "Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition". State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved 2012-05-31.