Hobson Block Explained

Hobson Block
Nrhp Type:indcp
Nocat:yes
Partof:West Union Commercial Historic District
Partof Refnum:15000191
Location:110 - 114 S. Vine St.
West Union, Iowa
Coordinates:42.9611°N -91.8081°W
Area:less than 1 acre
Built:1885
Architect:Edward Easton
Architecture:Late Victorian
Added:November 7, 2008
Refnum:08001042

Hobson Block is a historic building in West Union, Iowa, United States. 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.[1] It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. In 2015 it was included as a contributing property in the West Union Commercial Historic District.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=08001042}} National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Hobson Block]. pdf. January 2008 . Jan Olive Nash. Jennifer A. Price. National Park Service. with
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Union Commercial Historic District. 2016-10-11. City of West Union. Janice Olive Full. 2019-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815014450/http://www.westunion.com/uploads/PDF_File_47493373.pdf. dead.