Downtown in Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Huber Building

801 Q Street

— 1901 —

Huber Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2022

1. Huber Building Marker

Inscription. A date-stone high on the north façade proclaims "1901 Huber". Huber Manufacturing Company. constructed their sturdy factory with brick bearing walls and tall work-spaces in the era of steam-powered farm implements. In 1905 ten of Lincoln's thirteen threshing machine companies were located in the general Haymarket area and Lincoln newspapers estimated the annual value of the local thresher trade at $1.5 million, second only to Kansas City.

Port Huron Machinery & Supply Company followed Huber in the building, occupying it from 1941 until the 1980s. The faded, painted wall signs combine messages of Huber and Port Huron, tractors and threshers, whispering of nearly a century of serving farmers.

Erected 2014 by Lincoln Haymarket Development Corporation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 40° 48.951′ N, 96° 42.589′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Nebraska, in Lancaster County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of Q Street and North 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on Q Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 Q Street, Lincoln NE 68508, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker. H. P. Lau Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Seaton and Lea Ironworks (within shouting distance of this marker); Lincoln Hide & Fur Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hardy Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Humane Society Fountain (about 300 feet away); Stacy Brothers Building (about 400 feet away); Lincoln Drug Company Building (about 400 feet away); Lincoln Fixture Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.

Also see . . . Huber Building. Excerpt:

A Lincoln newspaper boasted in 1904: "This is a fact that Lincoln people ought to repeat over and over again, that this is the best machine town west of the Mississippi River." Estimates of a $1.5 million thresher trade for 1904 placed Lincoln second only to Kansas City.

(Submitted on November 26, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2022

2. Huber Building Marker

The marker is in the lower right corner of the building.

Huber Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2022

3. Huber Building

Huber Building Date-Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2022

4. Huber Building Date-Stone

Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, July 26, 2022

5. Huber Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 104 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 26, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.