Fifield Furniture, Red Oak, IA
Fifield Furniture, 500 East Coolbaugh Street, Red Oak, Iowa. This building was originally a National Guard Armory. Built in 1896 at a cost of $6,000, the original building was only one story high. In 1905, Pratt and Pratt, a Red Oak Contractor, used screw jacks and blocks to raise the entire roof, and a second floor was added. The building was used as a theatre and civic meeting house in addition to the headquarters for Iowa National Guard, Company M. The National Guard eventually moved elsewhere and the building became a furniture store in 1960s. Fifield Furniture is now permanently closed.
Fifield Furniture, Red Oak, IA
Fifield Furniture, 500 East Coolbaugh Street, Red Oak, Iowa. This building was originally a National Guard Armory. Built in 1896 at a cost of $6,000, the original building was only one story high. In 1905, Pratt and Pratt, a Red Oak Contractor, used screw jacks and blocks to raise the entire roof, and a second floor was added. The building was used as a theatre and civic meeting house in addition to the headquarters for Iowa National Guard, Company M. The National Guard eventually moved elsewhere and the building became a furniture store in 1960s. Fifield Furniture is now permanently closed.