Harlan in Shelby County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Tinsley Building

Erected 1876

— 610 Market Street —

Tinsley Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021

1. Tinsley Building Marker

Inscription. Historically this building
housed Tinsley Jewelry,
Ben Griffith & Son Clothing,
and Harlan Clothing.

Listed in the National Register
of Historic Places

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.

Location. 41° 39.521′ N, 95° 19.095′ W. Marker is in Harlan, Iowa, in Shelby County. It is on Market Street west of 6th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the left/west edge of the front façade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 610 Market Street, Harlan IA 51537, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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Wheeler Block (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Wheeler Block (a few steps from this marker); Beh Building (a few steps from this marker); Luecke Building (a few steps from this marker); Lamm Building (a few steps from this marker); Long's Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Long's Block (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlan.

Regarding Tinsley Building. Contributing property, Harlan Courthouse Square Commercial District, National Register of Historic Places #94001099.

From the NRHP nomination: This two-story brick building originally had an elaborate metal cornice, which has since been removed and portions of which had been removed by 1913. Despite the removal of the cornice, the building still exhibits a high degree of Italianate elaboration in the metal pilasters, corbelled dentils, and elaborate decorative hoodmolds. The metal I-beam with rosettes and metal pilasters flanking the storefront are extant. The second-floor interior retains
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021

2. Tinsley Building Storefront
(marker mounted at far left)
the original woodwork and double doors as well as a pressed tin ceiling in the rear room. The first-floor wooden ceiling is covered by a suspended ceiling.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Harlan Courthouse Square Commercial District

Also see . . . Harlan Courthouse Square Commercial District. The historic district covers most of the city's central business district in the original town plat. Most of the buildings are two-story, brick commercial buildings. Commercial Italianate and Queen Anne styles are dominant. (Submitted on January 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Tinsley Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021

3. Tinsley Building

Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.