MUSEUMS OF STORY CITY
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    • Story City Historical Society
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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
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MUSEUMS OF STORY CITY

530 Broad St 

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A portion of the original wood frame building located on the SW corner of Broad Street and Pennsylvania Ave can be seen at the far right in the above photo. Chris Nelson's dry goods store was located in the east half of the building and Citizens Bank in the west half.  This photo was taken prior to 1898. John Swan, president of Citizens Bank built the brick building that still stands today in 1900-1901. Swan also built an opera hall upstairs. After John Swan declared bankruptcy in 1912, the opera hall was split up into multiple rooms.  ​

Chris Nelson Dry Goods
~1887-1889

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Not sure of the exact dates for this business as the earliest Story City newspapers we have are from 1887. Chris Nelson used the same ad for his business from 1887-1889 but we did not find any mention of his business closing.
Story City Herald Articles
October 14, 1887

Citizens Bank
​(1882-1912)

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Photo showing the newly built Swan Block with Citizens Bank on the corner about 1901.
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Photo of John Swan from 1910 Pictorial Souvenir Book.
Story City Herald Articles
August 5, 1887
May 10, 1889
October 26, 1894
February 11, 1898
May 15, 1900
May 22, 1900
June 5, 1900
July 3, 1900
July 17, 1900
July 17, 1900
July 31, 1900
September 4, 1900
September 25, 1900
February 19, 1904
April 7, 1905
October 11, 1906
June 17, 1909
April 4, 1912
April 11, 1912
April 25, 1912
April 25, 1912
June 6, 1912
June 6, 1912
August 22, 1912
August 29, 1912
September 19, 1912
October 3, 1912
November 28, 1912
December 31, 1914

Idse's Jewelry
​(1912-1948)

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Magne (left) and Adolph (right) Idse. Photo from the Story City Historical Society's collection.
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Photo of Adolph Idse from the 1931 Story City Golden Jubilee Book.
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Magne Idse. Photo from the Story City Historical Society's collection.
Story City Herald Articles
December 5, 1912
December 11, 1913
May 28, 1914
December 16, 1915
December 21, 1916
December 13, 1917
December 12, 1918
September 25, 1919
December 18, 1919
September 23, 1920
October 13, 1921
December 7, 1922
May 10, 1923
January 31, 1924
April 30, 1925
May 6, 1926
April 7, 1927
August 16, 1928
March 7, 1929
February 20, 1930
May 21, 1931
January 21, 1932
January 21, 1932
December 7, 1933
December 7, 1933
August 16, 1934
April 25, 1935
February 20, 1936
October 21, 1937
December 22, 1938
December 7, 1939
June 13, 1940
May 22, 1941
July 16, 1942
May 11, 1944
January 25, 1945
May 9, 1946
June 19, 1947
June 19, 1947
August 5, 1948
September 9, 1948
October 14, 1948
December 4, 1974

Hayne's Jewelry 
(1948-1968)

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Photo from the 1949 Story City High School Yearbook.
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Carl Hayne. Photo from the Story City Herald on July 7, 1960.
Story City Herald Articles
August 5, 1948
September 2, 1948
September 23, 1948
October 14, 1948
October 21, 1948
October 21, 1948
November 4, 1948
April 28, 1949
May 11, 1950
November 22, 1951
February 28, 1952
March 26, 1953
April 29, 1954
May 5, 1955
December 6, 1956
November 7, 1957
February 20, 1958
April 23, 1959
April 14, 1960
July 7, 1960
December 1, 1960
December 14, 1961
February 8, 1962
September 19, 1963
December 24, 1964
February 4, 1965
April 6, 1966
February 1, 1967
October 2, 1968
October 2, 1968

Helland's Jewelry & Gifts
(1968-1981)

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Photos Courtesy of Susan & LeRoy Kester
Helland's Jewelry open house, 1968.
Helland's Jewelry open house, 1968.
Rose Helland at the "Repairing" window at Helland's Jewelry open house, 1968.
Story City Herald Photos 
December 4, 1968
Rose Helland. December 4, 1968
Story City Herald Progress Edition. October 25, 1978
Story City Herald Articles
October 2, 1968
November 13, 1968
November 20, 1968
November 20, 1968
December 4, 1968
May 14, 1969
March 25, 1970
August 18, 1971
February 9, 1972
April 11, 1973
November 21, 1973
January 30, 1974
April 9, 1975
January 21, 1976
February 16, 1977
April 12, 1978
October 25, 1978
May 2, 1979
January 16, 1980
February 11, 1981
June 29, 1988
June 29, 1988

Sarah's Fabrics
(1982-1984)

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Story City Herald Articles
May 19, 1982
June 23, 1982
June 23, 1982
July 28, 1982
January 5, 1983
May 18, 1983
May 9, 1984
May 30, 1984

Quilt Patch
​(1984-1986)

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Photo from the Story City Herald on November 28, 1984.
Story City Herald Articles
September 5, 1984
October 31, 1984
February 6, 1985
March 6, 1985
December 18, 1965
January 29, 1986

Larson Law office
(1986-1998)

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Story City Herald Articles
June 25, 1986
January 15, 1986
May 18, 1988
January 20, 1993
September 4, 1996
September 3, 1997
November 18, 1998

Allied Realtors
(1988-1998)

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Story City Herald Articles
November 9, 1988
April 26, 1989
July 19, 1989
January 3, 1990
January 23, 1991
November 13, 1991
October 21, 1992
December 22, 1993
December 7, 1994
April 19, 1995

Century 21 Allied Realty
(1995-1998)

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Story City Herald Articles
August 30, 1995
October 18, 1995
December 20, 1995
June 12, 1996
January 21, 1998
November 18, 1998

American Family Insurance
​(2000-2002)

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American Family Insurance located on the corner, with 2nd Time Around at 526 Broad, and RPM Racing Merchandise at 524 Broad. Photo courtesy of the Story City GCC.
Story City Herald Articles
November 22, 2000
May 30, 2001
June 20, 2001
June 20, 2001
September 26, 2001

Edward Jones
(2002-2020)

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Photo from the Story City Herald on November 13, 2002.
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Tenth anniversary of Edward Jones. Photo from the Story City Herald on December 19, 2012.
Story City Herald Articles
November 13, 2002
December 11, 2002
February 12, 2003
August 13, 2003
April 21, 2004
September 7, 2005
August 16, 2006
May 23, 2007
April 2, 2008
January 28, 2009
May 27, 2009
February 23, 2011
November 16, 2011
February 22, 2012
December 19, 2012
December 11, 2013
May 28, 2014
December 17, 2014

Simply Mae's Boutique
(2020-2021)

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Photos Courtesy of Simply Mae's Boutique

Upstairs Businesses

The businesses that were located upstairs over 530, 526, and 524 Broad St are shown on the 527 Pennsylvania Ave page as the entrance for those offices was located on the Pennsylvania Ave side of the building. Follow this link to learn more about the businesses upstairs: 527 Pennsylvania Ave.
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