Iola in Allen County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

North Jefferson Avenue Businesses

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2015

1. North Jefferson Avenue Businesses Marker

Inscription.
[Top photo caption reads]
This building was owned by Dr. O.L. Garlinghouse who had a medical practice on the second floor. Notice the awnings are on the side of the building facing the afternoon sun. Air conditioning was non-existent at this time. Therefore, there was [sic - were] many windows in the buildings for light and air movement.

[Bottom photo caption reads]
Note the huge crowds and the beautiful floats that were in this 1950s parade. The buildings pictured have not changed much from the early 1920s to today.

Erected 2014 by Iola CITF/PRIDE.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 37° 55.35′ N, 95° 24.197′ W. Marker is in Iola, Kansas, in Allen County. It is on Jefferson Avenue north of East Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is on the east side of the Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 North Jefferson Avenue, Iola KS 66749, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. 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: Doctor O.L. Garlinghouse (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named North Jefferson Avenue Businesses (within shouting distance of this marker);

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John Walter Scott (within shouting distance of this marker); EP Brigham (within shouting distance of this marker); South Jefferson Avenue Businesses (within shouting distance of this marker); Granny Cowden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); East Jackson Street Businesses (about 300 feet away); Iola Colborn (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Iola.

Also see . . . History of Iola, Kansas. City website entry (Submitted on May 21, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

North Jefferson Avenue Businesses and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2015

2. North Jefferson Avenue Businesses and Marker

Garlinghouse Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2015

3. Garlinghouse Building

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 437 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 21, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.