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Item Title
Location323 High Avenue West,
Oskaloosa, IA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS IA-171
Building/structure dates:
1880 initial construction
Significance: This structure is a good example of late 19th century commercial design, of typical style for Oskaloosa at the time it was built. The building was built for Lemual A. Swearingen to house his meat market. L.A. Swearingen was a prominent citizen of Oskaloosa and served as a City Councilman in 1894 and 1895. He owned the structure until his death in 1910.
Subjects
Markets
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. SOUTH FRONT
2. WEST SIDE AND SOUTH FRONT
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