The single-story wood-frame structure with the false front was a popular commercial style building that was built in Iowa from that time period.

[3] Beginning about 1897 the city directory lists this location as a meat market and grocery store.

The New Pioneer Food Co-op was the last grocery to occupy the space, beginning in 1971, until it relocated to a larger facility.

[4] At some point it was illegally converted into student housing, which was not permitted due to the building's small square footage.

This article about a property in Johnson County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.