The Old Market in Omaha in Douglas County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Baum Iron Company Building 1880

The Old Market Historic Walking Tour

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2010

1. Baum Iron Company Building 1880 Marker

Inscription. This building has carried the Baum Iron name since the company purchased and occupied the property in 1905. Baum Iron Company was established in 1857 and was originally across the street. At one time this firm was the largest wholesaler of iron products in the Midwest, dealing in iron, steel, and heavy hardware, and doing business in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, and Wyoming. The cast iron storefront for the structure in the Italianate style was made in St. Louis and assembled on site in Omaha in 1880. The original owner was Steele, Johnson and Co., wholesale grocers. Originally two stories, the third and fourth floors were added in 1891, after which the wholesale hardward and cutlery firm of Lee-Clarke-Andreesen used the building. Sloan Allen and son David Allen, owners of Baum Iron, were a familiar sight in downtown Omaha from the 1940's through the 1980's as they walked to work from their home at 37th and Dewey Streets. In 2000 the company became Baum Hydraulics Corporation, selling nationwide.

Erected by The Old Market.

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• Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 41° 15.383′ N, 95° 55.982′ W. Marker is in Omaha, Nebraska, in Douglas County. It is in The Old Market. It is at the intersection of Harney Street and 13th Street, on the right when traveling east on Harney Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1221 Harney Street, Omaha NE 68102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Nebraska. It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the prairies.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: J.P. Cooke Building 1885-1889 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Morse Coe Building (about 600 feet away); Millard Block 1880-1881 (about 600 feet away); Woodmen of the World (about 700 feet away); Omaha's First Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The First Home in Omaha

Baum Iron Company Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2010

2. Baum Iron Company Building and Marker

Marker near bottom left of "S" in "Steel."

(approx. 0.2 miles away); Skinner Macaroni Building 1914-1915 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Omaha Firehouse 1903-1904 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Omaha.

Baum Iron Company Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 28, 2010

3. Baum Iron Company Building

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 6,524 times since then and 293 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 1, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.