National Register of Historic Places
Van Allen Store
Van Allen Store is a historic place in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1976, and designated a National Historic Landmark. Its National Register reference number is 76000753.
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Van Allen Store
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About this place
What is Van Allen Store?
The Van Allen Building, also known as Van Allen and Company Department Store, is a historic commercial building at Fifth Avenue and South Second Street in Clinton, Iowa. The four-story building was designed by Louis Sullivan and commissioned by John Delbert Van Allen. Constructed 1912–1914 as a department store, it now has upper floor apartments with ground floor commercial space. The exterior has brick spandrels and piers over the structural steel skeletal frame. Terra cotta is used for horizontal accent banding and for three slender, vertical applied mullion medallions on the front facade running through three stories, from ornate corbels at the second-floor level to huge outbursts of vivid green terra cotta foliage in the attic. There is a very slight cornice. Black marble facing is used around the glass show windows on the first floor. The walls are made of long thin bricks in a burnt gray color with a tinge of purple. Above the ground floor all the windows are framed by a light gray terra cotta. The tile panels in Dutch blue and white pay tribute to Mr. Van Allen's Dutch heritage of which he was quite proud.. The Van Allen Building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976 for its architecture.
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Listing details
- Name
- Van Allen Store
- City
- Clinton
- County
- Clinton County
- State
- Iowa
- Listed on the National Register
- January 7, 1976
- NRIS reference number
- 76000753
- Resource type
- building
- National Historic Landmark
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 41.84141, -90.18861
When was Van Allen Store listed on the National Register?
Van Allen Store was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 7, 1976.
Where is Van Allen Store located?
Van Allen Store is located in Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa at approximately 41.84141, -90.18861. See the map above.
Is Van Allen Store a National Historic Landmark?
Yes. Van Allen Store is designated a National Historic Landmark, the highest federal recognition for a historic place.
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