Harlan in Shelby County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Long's Block
Erected 1880
— 1019 7th Street —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
1. Long's Block Marker
building historically housed
a drug store and Westside
Saloon & Billiards Hall.
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° 39.478′ N, 95° 19.142′ W. Marker is in Harlan, Iowa, in Shelby County. Marker is on 7th Street south of Market Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, on the right/north corner of the front façade. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1019 7th 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. Stutsman Building (here, next to this marker); Harlan Bank Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Lamb Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Long's Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Long's Block (about 300 feet away); Baughn Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlan.
Regarding Long's Block.
this page online
From the NRHP nomination: Architect, unknown; contractors, Cockerell and Hines. This large, two-story brick block occupies the corner of 7th and Court Streets. It was the second commercial block built by Long, the first being Long's Block (1876) on the north side of the square. Details of note include the alternating shapes of the lintels across the second floor and the cast iron staircase on the exterior of the south side that dates from at least 1899. The south unit historically housed a grocery (c.1893), O.P. Wyland's real estate and abstract office (c.1909), the Harlan First National Bank (1913-c. 1918), a confectionery (c. 1918), the Princess Café (1930s), and the Harlan Café (1940s). The second floor over all three units has housed offices and apartments, with the portion over the north unit housing Ed. S. White's law office c.1909. The center unit historically housed a grocery (1886) and a drugstore (c.1893) — known as the C.L. Harlan and Company Drugstore in the 1910s and as the Pexton Drugstore since c.1918. The north unit housed a drugstore (1886) and a billiards hall (1909-1940s+). It was known as Hans Schmidt's Beer Parlor in the 1940s.
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Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
2. Long's Block 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 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 30, 2021
3. Long's Block
Credits. This page was last revised on January 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
