Princess Sweet Shop (Iowa Falls, Iowa)


Princess--Sweet Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

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Location	607 Washington Ave. Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W / 42.51944°N 93.26444°W / 42.51944; -93.26444Coordinates: 42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W / 42.51944°N 93.26444°W / 42.51944; -93.26444
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Architect	Klippel, L.L.; Sprague, J.J.
Architectural style	Art Deco
Part of	Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District (#12000889)
MPS	Iowa Falls MPS
NRHP Reference #	93000957^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1993

The Princess Sweet Shop is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It is noted as "an outstanding example of Art Deco design from 1935. The Carrara Glass façade, and streamlined woodwork are typical of Art Deco design of the 1920s and 1930s, but a rarity in a small town in Iowa."^[2] E.J. Karrys opened the Princess in 1915, and the Sweet Shop opened by H.K. Pergakis two years later. Both Karrys and Pergakis were Greek immigrants, a group who were known to establish candy shop around the U.S.^[3] They combined their operations at the Princess location in 1928. The building was destroyed in a fire on December 25, 1934. Local architect L.L. Klippel designed the new building, which was completed in 1935. It was the first building in Iowa Falls that was air conditioned.^[3] Members of the Perkagis maintained ownership until 1987. The business is still in operation as a soda fountain under different ownership.

The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012.^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Princess Sweet Shop. National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/travel/hardin/pri.htm
1 2 Molly Myers Naumann. "Princess - Sweet Shop" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-02. with photos
↑ Molly Myers Naumann. "Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-07.

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