Goedert Meat Market Explained

Goedert Meat Market
Nocat:yes
Partof Refnum:02001033
Coordinates:43.0227°N -91.1779°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:1889-1890
Added:October 18, 1996
Delisted:September 8, 2022
Refnum:96001159

The Goedert Meat Market, also known as the Main Street Mall, is a historic building located in McGregor, Iowa, United States. The two-story, single-unit, brick building was completed in 1890 in the Italianate style. It maintains the only complete cast-iron storefront in town.[1] The storefront was manufactured by Mesker Bros. Front Builders of St. Louis, Missouri. The facility dates from the time when all aspects of the meat business from slaughter, to processing, to sales were housed in one building. The New York–style meat market was built for John Goedert, who maintained his residence upstairs. By the turn of the 20th-century it housed Bergman's deli/butcher shop, and remained a butcher shop until 1944. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1996. In 2002 it was listed as a contributing property in the McGregor Commercial Historic District.[2]

The building was hit by an EF-1 tornado and collapsed on the evening of July 19, 2017.[3] It was removed from the NRHP in 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=96001159}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goedert Meat Market]. National Park Service. 2016-10-07. Barbara N. Corson. with
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02001033}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: McGregor Commercial Historic District]. National Park Service. 2016-10-07. Leah D. Rogers. Lori Vermaas.
  3. News: Twister tears into town . . July 21, 2017 . 3A . . October 5, 2022.
  4. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List. National Park Service. September 9, 2022. 2022-09-10.