The building was the headquarters and printing press of Curt Teich and Company, one of the first postcard companies and a major influence on the form's development.

Teich traveled throughout the country, and eventually to other countries in North America, to take photographs for his postcards; his travels made postcards available from any sizable town, rather than just major tourist destinations, and produced a historical record of American towns in the process.

The company was also responsible for several innovations in the printing and coloring process.

[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 7, 1990.

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