Area less than one acre Built by John Lake NRHP Reference # 89002103 Architectural style Victorian architecture | Built 1890 MPS Maquoketa MPS Opened 1890 Added to NRHP 9 August 1991 | |
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Location 115--117 E. PlattMaquoketa, Iowa People also search for Cundill Block, Merrero Building |
The New Era Building, also known as the Dobson Town Clock Building, is a commercial building located in Maquoketa, Iowa. The Late Victorian structure was designed by John Lake and built in 1890. The building was owned by Dr. A.B. Dobson, a "clairvoyant physician who treated patients by mail." Patients were asked to send one dollar and a lock of hair, which would enable him to cure their ills. The building's clock tower was built separately and was removed for scrap to help in the war effort during World War II.
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