National Register of Historic Places

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building

Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Listed
September 9, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
12000780

About this property

The McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building, also known as the International Harvester Transfer House is an historic building located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. The first railroad arrived in the city in 1867, and by 1898 there were 11 truck line railroads that terminated here. That made Council Bluffs an excellent place for the transfer and distribution of goods. Chicago based McCormick Harvesting Machine Company had this four-story brick structure built in 1894 as one of their branch houses. Those facilities acted as a dealership for the company's products. In the 1902 McCormick and four other companies merged to form International Harvester (IH). By 1922, this building became one of IH's four domestic transfer house facilities. Those facilities received large stocks of the company's products by train and distributed them to the branch houses. IH continued to use this building until 1964. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Location

1001 S. 6th St.
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
41.25411, -95.85308

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When was McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building listed on the National Register?

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 2012.

What type of historic resource is McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building?

McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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