The Shores-Mueller Company is a historic building located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. The original section of the building was completed in 1911. Its construction utilized the Turner Cap system, which is a concrete flat-slab support system.[2] It features concrete floors that are more than 1 foot (0.30 m) thick and are supported by large concrete columns with concrete caps. The building housed the catalog company Shores-Mueller, which produced, packaged, and sold a variety of household and farm products from here.[3] Two additions were built on to the original structure, the last being in 1969. The building is three-stories, constructed in brick, and lacking in ornamentation. Tom Erger, Devonna Wood, and Mike Pitzen acquired the building in 2005 and renovated it into the Shores Central Park, which hosts a variety of functions. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[1]
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| Location | 700 16th St. NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°58′47.6″N 91°40′51.5″W / 41.979889°N 91.680972°W |
| Built | 1911 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100005298[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 2020 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. June 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ Dave DeWitte (August 21, 2019). "Performance center planned in CR's College District". Corridor Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
- ^ "History of Shores Building". Shores Event Center. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
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