Hardware Building (Wadena, Iowa)

Hardware Building
Location223 Mill St.
Wadena, Iowa
Coordinates42°50′23.3″N 91°39′26″W / 42.839806°N 91.65722°W / 42.839806; -91.65722
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
NRHP reference No.77000516[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1977

The Hardware Building was a historic building located in Wadena, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1873, this two-story gabled structure was completely composed of limestone.[2] At some point the second floor of the main facade was covered with brick and it had a patterned brick cornice. The first floor sat high off the ground and was accessed by a double exterior staircase. Originally, the building housed a hardware store on the main floor, a storeroom on the second floor, and a saloon in the basement. In later years it housed the post office and the local telephone exchange. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Marjorie Knox. "Hardware Building". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2016. with photos