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John Delbert Van Allen

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Name
  
John Van

Role
  
Merchant

Spouse
  
Alice Holmes


John Delbert Van Allen

Born
  
October 5, 1850
Crystal Lake, Illinois

Occupation
  
Retailer, Department Store Owner

Children
  
Frederick Holmes Van Allen & Bessie Dell Van Allen Morris

Parent(s)
  
Abram Van Allen & Olive Ransom

Died
  
December 30, 1928, Clinton, Iowa, United States

John Delbert Van Allen was a retail dry goods merchant and department store owner who came to Clinton, Iowa in 1892 and established a department store that was the last surviving traditional store of its type in the city. He is most noted nationally for having hired Louis Sullivan to design the Van Allen Building that is now listed as a National Historic Landmark.

Mr. Van Allen applied for membership in the Holland Society of New York on August 10, 1908 and was admitted on October 8, 1908. He was a direct lineal descendent of Laurens Van Allen who was a resident of New Amsterdam in 1658. (Application below)

References

John Delbert Van Allen Wikipedia