Ramsey Building

The Ramsey Building is a historic building located in Keota, Iowa, United States. Eben J. Ramsey had the two-story, brick, Romanesque Revival commercial building constructed in 1895. Its significance is derived from its association with both the furniture and funeral business.[2] Ramsey had both businesses in the building until 1907. He had to partially rebuild it after a fire in 1897. A furniture store continued to occupy the building until 1957. A funeral home was located here until 1937 when it was relocated to a house. This marked the separation of a business marketing goods with one that provided services.[2] At the same time, the furniture store merged with the new appliance store, which represented a sift to selling traditional furnishings with modern conveniences for the home. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

Ramsey Building
Ramsey Building is located in Iowa
Ramsey Building
Ramsey Building is located in the United States
Ramsey Building
Location204 E. Broadway Ave.
Keota, Iowa
Coordinates41°21′48.9″N 91°57′11.9″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.100000909[1]
Added to NRHPApril 24, 2017

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