C.M. Sanborn Building

C.M. Sanborn Building
Location 203 S. Main
Maquoketa, Iowa
Coordinates 42°04′02″N 90°39′54″W / 42.06722°N 90.66500°W / 42.06722; -90.66500Coordinates: 42°04′02″N 90°39′54″W / 42.06722°N 90.66500°W / 42.06722; -90.66500
Area less than one acre
Built 1896
Built by Wm. Hancock
W.P. Thomas
Architectural style Italianate
MPS Maquoketa MPS
NRHP Reference # 89002106[1]
Added to NRHP August 9, 1991

The C.M. Sanborn Building is a historic building located in Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. Built in 1896, it is significant as an example of High Victorian Italianate architecture.[2] The three-story, brick building features cast hoodmolds above the windows, twin oriel windows, and an elaborate cornice. C.M. Sanborn was a local grocer whose business operated out of a number of buildings in the central business district before he built this building. He acted as the general contractor for the construction of this building, and hired two local builders to construct it. William Hancock was a brick mason, and W.P. Thomas was a carpenter. Sanborn filed for bankruptcy around 1911, and was forced to sell the building. A variety of retail establishments have occupied the main floor, while the second floor was rented as office space. A Masonic lodge occupied the third floor shortly after the building was completed, and remained until 1968. The Masons owned the building by that time. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Molly Myers Naumann. "C.M. Sanborn Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-16. with two photos from 1988


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