Albertus Building

Albertus Building
Location 222 Park River Dr.
Guttenberg, Iowa
Coordinates 42°47′03.6″N 91°05′48.2″W / 42.784333°N 91.096722°W / 42.784333; -91.096722Coordinates: 42°47′03.6″N 91°05′48.2″W / 42.784333°N 91.096722°W / 42.784333; -91.096722
Area less than one acre
Built 1855
Part of Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District (#84001222)
NRHP Reference # 79000891[1]
Added to NRHP April 26, 1979

The Albertus Building, also known as the Gutenberg Haus, is a historic building located in Guttenberg, Iowa, United States. The two- and three-story structure of locally quarried limestone was completed around 1855 by C. Albertus. A unique feature of the building are the pointed arch doorways and windows, which have not been found on similar commercial buildings in Iowa.[2] The building was initially used for a combination of commercial and residential use. Clothing and grocery stores were located on the first floor of the southern three-story block. By 1886 the northern two-story block was all residential, and by 1894 the whole building had gone residential. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] In 1984 it was listed as a contributing property in the Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ M.H. Bowers. "Albertus Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-08. with photos
  3. ↑ James E. Jacobsen. "Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-08.


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