Winterset in Madison County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
118 North 1st Avenue
c.1895
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2014
1. 118 North 1st Avenue Marker
Inscription.
118 North 1st Avenue. c.1895. Before the present brick building was built, Atkison and Hutchings Real Estate Agents, the Amazon Refreshment Stand, a market, and a U.S. Express office were tenants in a small wood frame building that stood on this lot. The current building housed a book and jewelry store, as well as beauty shops and ladies ready-to-wear stores prior to the 1962 expansion of Montross Pharmacy. At that time, the soda fountain was moved into this building, and a few years later, a dining room was added in the back. When the high school was two blocks south of the town square, Montross Pharmacy was a popular place for teenagers to meet after school. In 2000, this was the first Winterset eating establishment to ban smoking. The second floor has apartments and it once housed two doctors' offices as well.
Before the present brick building was built, Atkison & Hutchings Real Estate Agents, the Amazon Refreshment Stand, a market, and a U.S. Express office were tenants in a small wood frame building that stood on this lot. The current building housed a book and jewelry store, as well as beauty shops and ladies ready-to-wear stores prior to the 1962 expansion of Montross Pharmacy. At that time, the soda fountain was moved into this building, and a few years later, a dining room was added in the back. When the high school was two blocks south of the town square, Montross Pharmacy was a popular place for teenagers to meet after school. In 2000, this was the first Winterset eating establishment to ban smoking. The second floor has apartments and it once housed two doctors' offices as well.
Erected 2008 by Madison County Antique Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1962.
Location. 41° 20.109′ N, 94° 0.882′ W. Marker is in Winterset, Iowa, in Madison County. It is on 1st Avenue north of Court Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Building is on the west side of the courthouse square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 North 1st Avenue, Winterset IA 50273, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Iowa and in Greater Des Moines. 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 Louisiana Purchase.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 18, 2014
2. 118 North 1st Avenue and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 524 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
