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Title
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Adams Street, East from Summit Hotel, Creston, Iowa, Summit House
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Description
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One of the first hotels in Creston, Iowa, the Summit Hotel, was built in 1880 by a stock company composed of Swan & Becker and Colonel Beckwith, among others, and was destroyed by fire in 1896. The hotel owners rebuilt on the same site later that year, but shortly before midnight on December 1916 another fire destroyed the building. The loss was estimated at $200,000 and defective electrical wiring was believed to have caused the fire. Creston centennial card, 1869-1969.
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Date Created
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1914
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PID
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grinnell:16226
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Title
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Adel State Bank, Adel, Iowa, Rexall Drug Store, Tawney, J.F.
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Description
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Looking northwest at the corner of Ninth and Main Streets at the Adel State Bank, the Rexall Drug Store, and J.F. Tawney's Grocery Store. The building was built in 1908. It is located at 901 Main Street, Adel, Dallas County, Iowa, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 19.
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Date Created
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1915
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PID
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grinnell:14290
