Bouleau & Thomas Furniture Co.

404, 406 E Coolbaugh Street, Red Oak, Iowa 51566

Year Built:

1901

Architect:

Unknown

Style:

Classical Revival

History

Modifications: After 1948 storefront altered. At a later unknown date, storefront modernized with new materials.

Height: Two Story

Walls: Brick

Storefront: Metal display windows and doors, transoms painted or infilled.

Windows: covered with wood boards.

Stylistic Features: Stone belt courses, stone and brick cornice, classical capitals atop brick pilasters, arched windows.

Past Businesses

1901 C.J. Beckwith’s Furniture Store, Beckwith Furniture Company
1902-1917 Lamb, Boileau & Thomas; Boileau & Thomas Furniture Company (Furniture & Undertaking)
1908-1914 Furniture
1934-1955 F.E. West & Son Furniture & Carpet Company

Explore the historical fabric of downtown Red Oak

73 Historical Buildings, 1 Historical Site, and 8 Historical Objects.

The Red Oak Downtown Historic District has a story to tell. Each individual building itself might not have a depth of historical value, but the woven fabric threaded between each building by commerce, community, fire, and war decorates a story that must be shared.