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was a settlement of Swedish immigrants. It is not known when the first retail establishment was built here, by the Berg Hardware Store, the frame building furthest to the west, was constructed in 1875. The Sam White General Store, the middle frame building, was completed in 1881. Both of these
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buildings were moved to their present location when the Farmers Union Exchange was built in 1928. This building type, a frame structure with the "boomtown" front, was typical of frontier towns and were replaced by brick buildings as the town grew. However, in many small towns in
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The Farmers Union Exchange had been formed after the Anderson and Nelson Store moved their business and their building north to
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in 1999. At the time of its nomination it consisted of four resources, which included three
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The three historic buildings housed commercial businesses beginning in an era when this
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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and the aluminum siding above it were added to the front of the building in 1964.
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Christian K. and Margaret (Rich) Schantz House and Carpentry Shop
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Hugh and Matilda Boyle House and Cemetery Historic District
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Charles E. Hult House, Summer Kitchen and Wood Shed
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Swedesburg Historic Commercial District is located in Iowa
Swedesburg Historic Commercial District is located in the United States
Swedesburg, Iowa
41°06′16″N 91°32′41″W / 41.10444°N 91.54472°W / 41.10444; -91.54472
MPS
Henry County, Iowa MPS
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historic district
Swedesburg, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places
contributing buildings
unincorporated community
Iowa
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Olds, Iowa


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