Prior to moving here they were located in a simple two-story frame structure across the street that was built in 1883.

The present two-story brick structure was completed four years later by Andrew A. Jones, a Toledo contractor.

[1] The Moorish architectural style was an unusual choice for a small town in Iowa.

The style is still found on the pressed tin pediment with a sunburst motif and the central finial above, as well as the decorative work on the corner tower.

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