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The Harlou Building
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Building Name: Hargens-Loudenback Block aka The Harlou Building
Address: 407 North River Street, Hot Springs, SD 57747
Date Built: 1893
First Occupant: The Bank of Hot Springs
Current Occupant: Blue Heron Gallery
Sandstone Quarry: Front is Burke white stone and side walls, and back are Petty stone.
Architect: Unknown
Contractor: S. Loudenback
Architectural Style: The facade of the Harlou building has a castellated effect roof line. The name “Harlou” is written is stone, an abbreviation of the 2 original builders, C.W. Hargens and S. Louenback. Dentals, keystones, arched upper windows and checkerboard effect stonework is evident.
History: Construction began June 2nd, 1893.
June 16, 1893: “Another cave-in occurred in the rear of the building caused by water dripping from the flume running against the wall.
January 2nd, 1894: The big plate glass for the Harlou block took draymen 4 hours to unload it. They were the biggest ever brought to town, measuring 94 x 126 inches. They were safely set by John Boyer. The Bank of Hot Springs owned by Lay & Halley moved in that day.
June 26th, 1896: Roger Young commenced suit against Hargens & Loudenback for $1500 - alleged to have been sustained by him by reason that Harlou block is for or 5 inches onto his log - property on River Avenue is exceedingly valuable - $2000 per from foot.
August 4th, 1899: Moore Brothers & Co. opened a grocery in the Harlow block in a room formerly used by Bank of Hot Springs.
September 21st, 1904: The vault and partitions are removed making one room. W.R Taylor moved his furniture store in.
December 14th, 1906: The Library moved to the south room of the Harlow Block.
April 30th,1909: The library moved from the Harlou block to the council room in City Hall. June 18th, 1909: James Lessard moved his restaurant from the building south of Highley’s to the Harlou building vacated by the library.
June 8th, 1910: M.Block purchased the Harlou building.
June 16th, 1910: Black Hills Curios and Merchants Cafe’ opens.
1926 - 1927: John Eastep had a shoe shop in the south half of Harlou building and Frances Model was in north half.
September 10th, 1937: F & M Bootery get a new front. Fall River Bakery. Apartment on 2nd floor.
December 13th, 2012: Bakery closed.
August 20th, 2015: Bonnie and Roger Wagner purchased Harlou block. Blue Heron Gallery.
QR Code info:
Construction started with difficulties beginning with the back wall collapsing caused by water dripping from the flume running against the wall. Built by C.W. Hargens and S. Louenback in 1893, they chose the name from the 1st 3 letters of each of their names. When the plate glass was brought for the window installation, it was the largest that the city had seen.
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