Hobson Block


Hobson Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	110–114 S. Vine St. West Union, Iowa
Coordinates	42°57′40″N 91°48′29″W / 42.96111°N 91.80806°W / 42.96111; -91.80806Coordinates: 42°57′40″N 91°48′29″W / 42.96111°N 91.80806°W / 42.96111; -91.80806
Area	less than 1 acre
Built	1885
Architect	Edward Easton
Architectural style	Late Victorian
MPS	Iowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture MPS
NRHP Reference #	08001042
Added to NRHP	November 7, 2008^[1]

Hobson Block is a commercial building in West Union, Iowa. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 2008.^[2] The brick and stone building was designed by local architect Edward Easton in the Late Victorian style to rebuild the town after its original wooden structures were destroyed by fire in May 1885.

It is the 19th property listed as a featured property of the week in a program of the National Park Service that began in July 2008.^[3]

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Jan Olive Nash; Jennifer A. Price (January 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Hobson Block" (pdf). National Park Service. with photos
↑ "Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-11-16.

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National Register of Historic Places in Fayette County, Iowa

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Fayette County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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Hobson Block

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