This two-story commercial building, completed in 1913, stands out given its polychrome brick and the simplicity of its design.

[2] Its decorative elements are found in the patterns created on its surface utilizing the bricks.

At the time this building was constructed, Washington Avenue was paved and cement sidewalks replaced their wooden predecessors.

It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012.

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