MUSEUMS OF STORY CITY
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    • Story City Historical Society
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  • Museums
    • Story City Museum
    • Sheldall Schoolhouse
    • Bartlett House Museum
    • Carriage House Museum
  • Events
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    • Dr. Frances Bartlett Kinne
    • Story City Century Homes & Buildings >
      • Century Buildings
      • Century Homes
      • Brochure & Map
    • Sheldall Schoolhouse >
      • A Day in the Sheldall Schoolhouse
      • Sheldall School Students
      • Sheldall School Teachers
      • Life After Sheldall Schoolhouse
      • Sheldall Schoolhouse Video
    • Woodland Farms >
      • Hermanson Origins
      • Women of Woodland Farms
      • Woodland Diary
      • Woodland Turkey Growers
      • Woodland Farms International
      • Woodland Farms & Story City
    • WWI Gold Star Soldiers >
      • Clifford Cate
      • Milton Goins
      • Hans Abrahamson
      • Peterson & Wier
      • Boyd & Larson
      • Christian Karlsen
      • Clarence Olson
      • Peter Swenson Bratteland
      • Kornelius Tvedt
    • Story City in WWII
    • Downtown Business Project
  • Virtual Exhibits
  • Membership
  • Contact Us & Hours
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MUSEUMS OF STORY CITY
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504 Broad St 

The original building at this location was built around 1880 by Dr. B. F. Allen.  In 1913 , the front porch from this building was removed, and the rest of the structure was incorporated into the newly-built brick building. In 1938, the remains of the original building were torn down. 
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Allen House
(1880-1903)

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Photo from the Story City Historical Society's collection.
Caption from the Story City Herald on April 21, 1938: 
"This picture shows the old Allen House (later known as the Nelson House) in all its former glory. In the picture you may recognize Albert Christensen with his bike; N. M. Nelson on the stepladder; Dr. Henderlighter seated with a newspaper; Mrs. N. M. Nelson and Mary Olson (now Van Vranken) seated and Lina Olson (now Mrs. Butcher) standing; Olaf Hemness has hold of one of the porch posts. This picture was taken at least 40 years ago. " 
Story City Herald Articles
May 27, 1887
August 5, 1887
October 5, 1894
October 5, 1894
October 12, 1894
November 2, 1894
October 25, 1895
March 6, 1896
April 3, 1896
April 17, 1896
May 22, 1896
December 4, 1896
January 8, 1897
November 9, 1897 (Messenger)
November 12, 1897
February 25, 1898
March 11, 1898
March 24, 1899
August 1, 1901
April 4, 1902
April 21, 1938
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Nelson House
(1903-1908)

Picture
Photo from the Story City Historical Society's collection.
Story City Herald Articles
January 15, 1904
March 4, 1904
March 3, 1905
March 31, 1905
April 7, 1905
June 2, 1905
November 8, 1906
November 7, 1907
November 21, 1907 (p. 1)
November 21, 1907 (p. 2)
April 2, 1908
August 6, 1908
September 24, 1908
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Grand Hotel
​(1908-1913)

Story City Herald Articles
September 17, 1908
September 24, 1908
September 24, 1908
October 1, 1908
October 1, 1908
April 8, 1909
December 2, 1909
February 10, 1910
April 7, 1910
December 22, 1910
May 11, 1911
June 22, 1911
January 11, 1912
January 18, 1912
October 3, 1912
November 14, 1912
November 28, 1912
January 16, 1913
January 16, 1913
November 6, 1913
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grand hotel 
(1913-1933)

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Photo from the Story City Herald on August 14, 1919.
Story City Herald Articles
September 19, 1912
September 19, 1912
April 10, 1913
April 10, 1913
May 1, 1913
December 18, 1913
December 18, 1913
March 12, 1914
April 1, 1915
November 18, 1915
February 24, 1916
March 2, 1916
February 15, 1917
September 5, 1918
April 3, 1919
November 18, 1920
March 17, 1921
October 4, 1923
October 16 ,1924
October 29, 1925
July 22, 1926
January 27, 1927
August 16, 1928
April 18, 1929
January 30, 1930
February 20, 1930
November 19, 1931
March 31, 1932
June 15, 1933
September 28, 1933
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City Hall
(1939-present)

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Photo from the Story City Herald on June 15, 1939.
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Photo from the Story City Herald on March 26, 2014.
Story City Herald Articles
November 5, 1936
November 3, 1938
December 1, 1938
June 8, 1939
November 23, 1939
April 4, 1940
July 17, 1941
March 12, 1942
November 18, 1943
September 28, 1944
January 3, 1946
March 25, 1948
May 12, 1949
January 5, 1950
January 3, 1952
July 30, 1953
August 18, 1955
October 18, 1956
March 13, 1958
January 1, 1959
March 10, 1960
April 27, 1961
January 4, 1962
December 19, 1963
April 30, 1964
April 8, 1965
January 18, 1967
July 24, 1968
September 3, 1969
September 2, 1970
November 17, 1971
March 8, 1972
June 20, 1973
April 24, 1974
April 24, 1974
May 26, 1976
January 19, 1977
February 2, 1977
February 22, 1978
October 18, 1978
May 9, 1979
April 30, 1980
March 4, 1981
March 31, 1982
March 2, 1983
April 18, 1984
May 22, 1985
August 6, 1986
April 29, 1987
May 4, 1988
September 13, 1989
May 2, 1990
September 18, 1991
February 24, 1993
July 27, 1994
August 30, 1995
November 13, 1996
April 9, 1997
August 19, 1998
May 19, 1999
May 24, 2000
May 2, 2001
June 11, 2003
March 10, 2004
March 23, 2005
January 25, 2006
June 27, 2007
April 2, 2008
April 29, 2009
January 20, 2010
April 20, 2011
April 4, 2012
March 27, 2013
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Fire Station
(1939-2001)

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Photo from the Story City Herald on October 30, 1991.
Story City Herald Articles
November 5, 1936
April 6, 1939
July 20, 1939
November 23, 1939
November 6, 1941
January 21, 1943
January 21, 1943
May 9, 1946
February 8, 1951
July 31, 1952
December 4, 1952
February 12, 1953
October 9, 1958
October 1, 1959
July 20, 1961
October 1, 1964
October 7, 1965
May 3, 1967
May 17, 1967
October 8, 1969
May 13, 1970
July 21, 1971
March 8, 1972
March 15, 1972
October 4, 1972
May 9, 1973
October 30, 1974
October 8, 1975
April 21, 1976
April 27, 1977
August 9, 1978
December 19, 1979
April 23, 1980
October 10, 1984
November 6, 1985
March 19, 1986
October 15, 1986
March 9, 1988
June 27, 1990
October 30, 1991
May 26, 1993
August 9, 1995
March 27, 1996
October 9, 1996
October 9, 1996
October 9, 1996
October 9, 1996
April 1, 1998
June 3, 1998
June 2, 1999
April 25, 2001
August 29, 2001
December 26, 2001
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Police station
(1969-present)

Story City Herald Articles
December 24, 1969
November 5, 1969
August 4, 1971
April 24, 1974
January 15, 1975
February 11, 1976
May 12, 1976
June 13, 1979
October 24, 1979
December 19, 1979
May 14, 1980
April 7, 1982
September 15, 1982
March 28, 1984
April 16, 1986
April 27, 1988
August 31, 1988
July 18, 1990
September 5, 1990
January 8, 1992
November 22, 1995
September 17, 1997
November 24, 1999
October 17, 2001
November 17, 2004
April 25, 2007
June 8, 2011
March 15, 2017
April 5, 2017 (p. 1)
April 5, 2017 (p. 2)
December 27, 2016
May 31, 2017
April 18, 2018
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BUSINESS
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