Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota)

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Western Union Building
National Register of Historic Places
Historic District Contributing Property
Photo of the building from 2007

Photo of the building from 2007

Western Union Building (Aberdeen, South Dakota) (South Dakota)
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location 21-23 South Main Street, Aberdeen, South Dakota
Coordinates 45 ° 27 '51.5 "  N , 98 ° 29' 15.7"  W Coordinates: 45 ° 27 '51.5 "  N , 98 ° 29' 15.7"  W.
Built 1888-1889
Architectural style Neo-romance
NRHP number 88000586
Data
The NRHP added December 12, 1976
Declared as  CP May 23, 1988

The Western Union Building , formerly the Hagerty Block and currently known as the Dacotah Prairie Museum , is a historic former bank building in Aberdeen, South Dakota . It is registered independently on the National Register of Historic Places and also contributing property to the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District .

history

Drawing from 1889, then Northwestern National Bank
View of the building around 1912

When the Northwestern National Bank was formed in Aberdeen in 1988, Henry Marple was its president. In August 1888, the bank bought the property with the department store 21-23 South Main Street to build a new bank building here. Construction lasted from 1888 to 1889, and the bank opened at the new address in February 1889. In May 1891, a fire damaged the building and destroyed the Kearney and Boyer grocery store. In March 1903 the building was damaged again by fire; this had its origin in the grocery store Gamble & Robinson.

In 1907, the building was acquired by Jay Hagerty and was subsequently known as the Hagerty Block. In 1920, Western Union , who were already tenants in the building, took over the most visible rooms in what became known as the Western Union Building. Over the years, apart from the bank, offices and grocery stores have been housed in the building. In 1970 the building was transferred to Brown County to house a museum, the Dacotah Prairie Museum, which opened in October. From 1980 the museum was the sole occupant of the building.

The building was nominated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places because it was the only remaining 19th-century bank building in Aberdeen; it was added to the register on December 12, 1976. It has also been on the National Register of Historic Places as a Contributing Property of the Aberdeen Commercial Historic District since May 23, 1988.

architecture

The Western Union Building is an example of Neo-Romanesque architecture . The structure is a three-story building made of red brick in a runner bond . There are three primary entrances, each framed by a large arch and a few steps above street level. Pilasters extend the full height of the building and separate the windows on the first floor and the pairs of windows on the second and third floors of the building. The interior of the building has been renewed, but the facade has not changed much during the building's existence.

See also

Remarks

  1. ↑ The NRHP nomination form names the period 1888–1890 as the year of construction.
  2. ↑ The NRHP Nomination Form misspells “Hoggarty”.

supporting documents

  1. ^ French, 1976. p. 1
  2. ↑ Artz, 1991. p. 15
  3. ↑ Nubs of News: Territorial (English) . In: Bismarck Weekly Tribune , November 2, 1988. “The Northwestern National Bank has commenced business at Aberdeen. Capital $ 100,000. " 
  4. ^ New National Banks (English) . In: The Evening Star , October 23, 1888. 
  5. ↑ Artz, 1991. pp. 14-15
  6. ↑ Dacotah Prairie Museum: About The Building ( English ) Dacotah Prairie Museum. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  7. ^ French, 1976. p. 2
  8. ↑ Artz, 1991. p. 17
  9. ↑ Fire at Aberdeen: The Northwestern National Bank Block Badly Damaged (English) . In: Bismarck Weekly Tribune , June 5, 1891, p. 2. 
  10. ↑ Aberdeen Scorched: Fire in the Northwestern Bank Building (English) . In: Lead Daily Call , March 3, 1903. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. 
  11. ↑ Artz, 1991. pp. 17-18
  12. ^ French, 1976. p. 3
  13. ↑ Artz, 1991. p. 18
  14. ↑ French, 1976. pp. 2-3
  15. ↑ Dacotah Prairie Museum: About ( English ) Dacotah Prairie Museum. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  16. ^ French, 1976. p. 3
  17. ^ French, 1976. p. 1
  18. ↑ Long, 1988. p. 11
  19. ^ Long, 1988. p. 1
  20. ↑ Long, 1988. p. 11
  21. ↑ Artz, 1991. p. 16
  22. ^ French, 1976. p. 2
  23. ↑ Artz, 1991. p. 17
  24. ^ French, 1976. p. 2
  25. ↑ Artz, 1991. p. 16
  26. ^ French, 1976. p. 2

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