Burg Wagon Works Building


Burg Wagon Works Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	131 S. 2nd St. Farmington, Iowa
Coordinates	40°38′22″N 91°44′33″W / 40.63944°N 91.74250°W / 40.63944; -91.74250Coordinates: 40°38′22″N 91°44′33″W / 40.63944°N 91.74250°W / 40.63944; -91.74250
Area	less than one acre
Built	1867-1868
Built by	Lewis Burg
NRHP Reference #	78001266^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 12, 2002

The Burg Wagon Works Building is a historic building located in Farmington, Iowa, United States. A native of Bavaria, Lewis Burg settled in Burlington, Iowa 1853 where joined his brother John's wagon works. He moved to Farmington and set up his own shop in 1865. He had this two-story stone building constructed from 1867 to 1868. By 1869 he had competition in town, but he maintained the largest shop nearly doubling his production in the next ten years.^[2] Burg sold the building in 1892, and is thought to have moved to Dallas City, Illinois to manufacture automobiles. The building has been used for a variety of purposes over the years. Apartments were built on the second floor around the turn of the 20th-century. The first floor has housed different mercantile businesses.^[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Donald and Donna Linwood (1978). "Burg Wagon Works Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-10. with 4 photos from 1977-88

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National Register of Historic Places in Van Buren County, Iowa

Bonaparte	Aunty Green Hotel Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7 Meek's Flour Mill

Cantril	Wickfield Round Barn

Farmington	Burg Wagon Works Building

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Kilbourn	Kilbourn Bridge

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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