Seth Richards Commercial Block
Seth Richards Commercial Block | |
Location | 300-310 Court Ave. Des Moines, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°35′05.8″N 93°37′14.3″W / 41.584944°N 93.620639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1890, 1897 |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 01001460[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 11, 2005 |
The Seth Richards Commercial Block, also known as the Lederer-Strauss Building, is a historic building located in downtown
millinery fabricator and wholesaler, occupied the entire building. The family-run business was sold in 1944 to the Hiersteiners, who incorporated the business as the Landsco Millinery Co. The business was scaled back, and they occupied less of the block, which was filled with other wholesalers by the mid-1950s. In 1957 the Landsco Millinery Co. was liquidated. The building has been converted for other retail uses in the Court Avenue Entertainment District after this area ceased being a wholesale center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b William C. Page; Alexa McDowell. "Seth Richards Commercial Block". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-24. with photos