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

Baughn Building

Erected 1886

— 605 Court Street —

Baughn Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021

1. Baughn Building Marker

Inscription. Historically this building
housed a furniture store 1886,
R.G. Fay Hardware Store 1896 &
Harris Bakery and Restaurant
c.1909 – 1918.

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 1886.

Location. 41° 39.457′ N, 95° 19.085′ W. Marker is in Harlan, Iowa, in Shelby County. It is on Court Street east of 7th Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the right/west corner of the front façade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Court 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

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walking distance of this marker: T.R. Westrope Block (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Weber Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Koolbeck Building (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Baughn Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Donnan Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Farmers & Merchants Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlan.

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

From the NRHP nomination: This two-story brick building has three-rank fenestration. The stylistic influence represented by this building is Italianate as evidenced by the metal cornice, brick corbelled dentils, and tall, narrow windows with brick hoodmolds. The recessed central entry has been preserved. Historically, it housed a furniture store (1886), hardware store (1899), and
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021

2. Baughn Building Storefront
(marker is mounted on far right corner)
Harris Bakery and Restaurant (c.1909-1918+). By the 1940s it housed the west half of the Wiig's Variety Store followed by Ben Franklin's in the 1950s-1960s. An apartment occupies the second floor.

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 11, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Baughn Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021

3. Baughn 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 229 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.