The Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop and House are historic buildings located in Haverhill, Iowa, United States.
A native of Stuttgart, Germany, Matthew emigrated with his family to the United States in 1873, settling in Effingham, Illinois.
As the business prospered, Matthew expanded the shop and in the early 1890s built the two-story Late Victorian frame house.
[2] While Matthew operated the blacksmith shop into the late 1930s, he realized he needed to adapt in order to stay in business.
Louis moved to Waterloo, Iowa in 1952, but continued to maintain his father's blacksmith shop basically as he had left it.