The Goedert Meat Market, also known as the Main Street Mall, is a historic building located in McGregor, Iowa, United States. The two-story, single-unit, brick building was completed in 1890 in the Italianate style. It maintains the only complete cast-iron storefront in town.[3] The storefront was manufactured by Mesker Bros. Front Builders of St. Louis, Missouri. The facility dates from the time when all aspects of the meat business from slaughter, to processing, to sales were housed in one building. The New York–style meat market was built for John Goedert, who maintained his residence upstairs. By the turn of the 20th-century it housed Bergman's deli/butcher shop, and remained a butcher shop until 1944. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1996.[1] In 2002 it was listed as a contributing property in the McGregor Commercial Historic District.[4]

Goedert Meat Market
Goedert Meat Market is located in Iowa
Goedert Meat Market
Goedert Meat Market is located in the United States
Goedert Meat Market
Location322 Main St.
McGregor, Iowa
Coordinates43°01′22″N 91°10′40″W / 43.0227°N 91.1779°W / 43.0227; -91.1779
Arealess than one acre
Built1889-1890
Architectural styleItalianate
Part ofMcGregor Commercial Historic District (ID02001033)
NRHP reference No.96001159[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 18, 1996
Removed from NRHPSeptember 8, 2022[2]

The building was hit by an EF-1 tornado and collapsed on the evening of July 19, 2017.[5] It was removed from the NRHP in 2022.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Barbara N. Corson. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Goedert Meat Market". National Park Service. Retrieved October 7, 2016. with photos
  4. ^ Leah D. Rogers; Lori Vermaas. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: McGregor Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Twister tears into town". The Des Moines Register. July 21, 2017. p. 3A. Retrieved October 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.