Harlan in Shelby County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Shelby County Bank Building
Erected 1880
— 1008 6th Street —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Shelby County Bank Building Marker
constructed as the first
Shelby County Banklocation.
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 1880.
Location. 41° 39.497′ N, 95° 19.056′ W. Marker is in Harlan, Iowa, in Shelby County. Marker is on 6th Street north of Court Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the right/south edge of the front façade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1008 6th Street, Harlan IA 51537, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Book Building (here, next to this marker); Hertert Building (here, next to this marker); Farmers & Merchants Bank Building (here, next to this marker); Overholt Block (a few steps from this marker); Donnan Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Baughn Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Koolbeck Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shelby County Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlan.
Regarding Shelby County Bank Building.
this page online
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Harlan Courthouse Square Commercial District
Also see . . .
1. Shelby County Bank.
This bank was organized as a state bank on December 1, 1880, by B. L. Harding, Henry Stivers and W. W. Wick, of Clark County, Iowa, and W. D. Hazen, Alden K. Riley, James McConnell, Merrills Barton and John Coenen, of Harlan, under the name of the Shelby County Bank, with a paid-up capital of $50,000.(Submitted on January 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. 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.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
2. Shelby County Bank Building
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
3. Shelby County Bank 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 105 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
