Jasper in Dubois County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021

1. Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store Marker

Inscription. has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1886

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 38° 23.461′ N, 86° 55.823′ W. Marker is in Jasper, Indiana, in Dubois County. It is on Courthouse Square just east of Main Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is mounted at eye-level directly on the subject building, on the left side of the front/north entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 516 Main Street, Jasper IN 47546, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in Southern Indiana.

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 Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of First Court House - School (within shouting distance of this marker); The Jasper Bicentennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Dubois County Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Honor of the Revolutionary War Soldiers Buried in Dubois County (within shouting distance of this marker); Dubois County Named in Honor of Toussaint Dubois (within shouting distance of this marker); Dubois County Honor Roll Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Furniture Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); State Police Jasper Post (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jasper.

Regarding Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store. National Register of Historic Places #03000975.

Also see . . .
1. Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store.

An historic commercial building located at Jasper, Dubois County, Indiana. It was built about 1850, and is a three-story, three-bay, Italianate-style brick building. It houses the oldest continuously operated commercial retail business in Jasper.

(Submitted on April 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021

2. Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store Marker

(marker is mounted on left side of front door)

(Submitted on April 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Louis H. Sturm Hardware Storefront image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021

3. Louis H. Sturm Hardware Storefront

Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021

4. Louis H. Sturm Hardware Store

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.