Des Moines Business Directory -
As of 1876
Just a few of the Businesses and Proprietors
|
Name |
Address |
Business |
| Aborn House Drug Store |
128 Fourth St. |
Patent Medicines |
| Ainsworth & Bonbright |
Corner 2nd St. & Court Ave. |
Agricultural Implement Dealers |
| Ankeney, J. A |
|
Central Oil Works - Linseed Oil |
| Ankeney, Wm. R. |
|
Central Oil Works - Linseed Oil |
| Baker, Dr. Wm |
Corner Court & Third St. |
The City Drug Store |
| Bird, William K. |
Corner Court Ave & Fourth St. |
Dry Goods |
| Brown, G. B. (Prop) |
Corner 4th St & Court Ave |
Aborn House |
| Brooke, T. |
Corner 7th & Locust |
Dealer in Black Diamond Coal |
| Corning, B. H. |
321 Walnut., & 305 Fourth St. |
Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes |
| Des Moines & Minnesota RR |
|
Railroad |
| Eiboeck, J. (Prop.) |
|
Iowa Staats Anzeiger - Newspaper |
| Elliott & Sibley |
217 & 219 Walnut |
Agricultural Implements |
| Ensign & Sons |
Walnut St., Bet 2nd & 3rd |
Livery Stables |
| Gray, H. B. |
1201 E. Walnut St. |
Dealer in Granite Monuments |
| Green, S. |
104 & 106 Second Street |
Hawkeye Foundry |
| Hanna, S. F. |
402 Walnut Street |
Hats, Caps, Furs |
| Hatch, W. H. |
407 Walnut Street |
Clothing Dealer |
| Howells |
619 Walnut Street |
Groceries |
| Hawkeye Insurance Co. |
|
Insurance |
| Iowa Loan & Trust |
|
Bank |
| Kuhn, Isaac |
211 Court Ave. |
Dealer |
| Lyon, H. C. |
Corner Fourth & Walnut |
Billboards |
| Mauthe , C. |
514 Walnut St. |
Watchmaker and Jeweler |
| McCall, Jno. A. |
Over Des Moines Bank, Third |
Attorney at Law |
| McDonnell & Meara, (Props) |
Corner First and Court Ave |
Steam Boiler & Iron Works |
| Mills & Co. |
|
Publishers and Booksellers |
| Moore & Son, S. B. |
621 Walnut St |
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals |
| Moore, W. W. |
320 Opera House Blk, C of 4th & Walnut |
Dry Goods and Notions |
| Mutchlar , D. L. (Prop) |
Corner Locust & Third |
Steam Dye Works |
| Orwig, R. G. |
219 Fifth St. |
Attorney at Law |
| Orwig, Thos. G. |
|
Solicitor, Iowa Patent Office |
| Redhead, Wesley |
Corner Fourth & Locust |
Coal Dealer |
| Robertson, S. A. |
Corner 5th & Vine |
Contractor and Builder |
| Robinson, Hiram |
Mulberry St, Opposite of Court Hse |
Plumbing |
| Robinson & Co, T. B. |
No. 607 Walnut |
Groceries and Produce |
| Seeberger, J. D. |
Coles Block, Corner Fifth & Court |
Hardware |
| Sharman, J. P. |
722 12th Street |
Portrait Artist |
| Shepard & Perrier |
100 E. Locust & Front St. |
City Flouring and Woolen Mills |
| Smith, Gus |
305 Walnut |
Wholesale & Retail Grocer |
| Tuttle, G. M. |
|
Pork Packer and Provision Dealer |
| Valley Bank |
Corner Court Ave & Fourth |
Bank |
| Walsh, N. |
307 Fourth St & 408 E. Locust |
Practical Plumber |
| Weaver & Maish |
S. E. Corner of 5th & Walnut |
Druggists |
| Webster, I. N. |
Corner Walnut and Sixth |
Marble and Granite Monuments |
| Werum, Geo. W. |
Corner 7th & Courth |
Des Moines Oil Works |
| West & Sons, F. R. |
Corner 4th & Walnut |
The State Bank |
| White, W. L. |
506 Walnut |
Palace Shoe Store |
| Williams, J. D. |
E. Fifth St. Near Court Ave. |
Manufacturer of Hominy, Meal & Feed |
| Williamson, W. W. |
Office - Over Des Moines Bank |
Attorney at Law |
| Wilson and McDill |
210 Sixth St. |
Novelty Carriage Works |
These were taken from the back of The
Centennial History of Polk County, by J. M. Dixon
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For the IaGenWeb by Kelly Shaw, Nov. 7th, 2002