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Coordinates: 42°57′40″N 91°48′29″W / 42.96111°N 91.80806°W / 42.96111; -91.80806
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Hobson Block
Hobson Block is located in Iowa
Hobson Block
Location110–114 S. Vine St.
West Union, Iowa
Coordinates42°57′40″N 91°48′29″W / 42.96111°N 91.80806°W / 42.96111; -91.80806
Arealess than 1 acre
Built1885
ArchitectEdward Easton
Architectural styleLate Victorian
Part ofWest Union Commercial Historic District (ID15000191)
MPSIowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture MPS
NRHP reference No.08001042
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 2008[1]

Hobson Block is a historic building in West Union, Iowa, United States. The brick and stone building was designed by local architect Edward Easton in the Late Victorian style to rebuild the town after its original wooden structures were destroyed by fire in May 1885.[2] It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] In 2015 it was included as a contributing property in the West Union Commercial Historic District.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Jan Olive Nash; Jennifer A. Price (January 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Hobson Block" (pdf). National Park Service. with photos
  3. ^ Janice Olive Full. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: West Union Commercial Historic District" (PDF). City of West Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
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