Harlan in Shelby County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Baughn Building
Erected 1901
— 1018-1020 6th Street —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Baughn Building Marker
a millinery in the north half,
a grocery store in the south
half, and the Inter-State
College of Commerce
on the second floor.
Listed in the National Register
of Historic Places
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
Location. 41° 39.479′ 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, just to the left of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1018 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. Donnan Building (here, next to this marker); Koolbeck Building (a few steps from this marker); Weber Building (a few steps from this marker); Farmers & Merchants Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Book Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hertert Building (within
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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 a tripartite façade marked by a stepped parapet and six-across (three paired windows) window fenestration. This design exhibits Italianate and Romanesque embellishments, which are confined to a corbelled cornice, round-arched windows, and rusticated sandstone sills. The second-floor interior retains the classroom divisions, original woodwork, doors and transoms, and maple flooring. The interior of the first floor south half retains a pressed tin ceiling. The north unit of this building housed a millinery (1901-c.1910), followed by the Family Shoe Store (c.1910) and The Vogue clothing shop (1940s). The second floor over both the north and south units housed the Inter-State College of Commerce, a business college (1901+) followed by the Iowa Western School of Nursing.
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Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
2. Baughn Building Storefront
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.)
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 88 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 11, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
