Sioux City History and Culture by Bicycle Part 93: A Self Guided Bicycle Tour of Historic Jackson St. Part 5: 1100 to 1500 Blocks

1100 to 1500 Blocks

Trinity Lutheran Church – 1122 Jackson
Built in 1920 this church is an example of Gothic Revival architectural style, Trinity Lutheran Church was constructed by the Lytle Co., a local design and contracting firm. The building features large stained glass windows and two, tall bell towers. This church remains in use by the Trinity Lutheran congregation.
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Central High School – 615 12th St.
Built in 1893: additions in 1913 and 1930. The address for this prominent building is not actually on Jackson, but the east side of the building has Jackson St. as one of the borders. The school spans from 12th to 11th Streets north to south and Jackson to Nebraska Streets east to west. The building was designed by F. S. Allen architect from Joliet, Illinois. The building is an excellent example of the Richardsonian Romanesque architecture style and features castellated towers and cornice line, rough cut Lake Superior brownstone and arches over the entrances. The school was closed in 1972, and in 2001 the building was completely restored and converted into apartments.
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Ye Old Tavern – 1322 Jackson St.
Built in 1934, it was in this building that Abraham “Abe” Kaled and his wife, Bertha, invented the “tavern” sandwich. Abe came to the United States in 1907 from Syria. The Kaled’s operated Ye Old Tavern at this location from 1934 until 1971. The building is now Gus's Family Resteraunt.
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W. H. Sammons House – 1507 Jackson St.
Built in 1902 this Queen Anne style home was built for William H. Sammons, longtime president of the Sioux City Journal. In 1882, Sammons began working for the Journal owner/publisher, George Perkins. He later married Perkins’ daughter Clara. Upon the death of George Perkins, Sammons became president of the company. He resided here until his death in 1944 at which time his daughter, Elizabeth, took ownership of the house. The home remained in the Sammons family until 1963.
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Wallace Short House – 1520 Jackson St.
Built in 1893 this Queen Anne style home has retained some of its original character. Wallace Short lived in this home from 1910 to 1912. He came to Sioux City in 1910 as a Pastor of the First Congregational Church and was one of Sioux City’s most colorful figures. Due to his strong opposition to Prohibition and his support of organized labor, he was forced to resign as Pastor in 1914. The following year he organized Central Church and in 1918 was elected Mayor at the head of a labor supported ticket. Short’s “wet” stance and close affiliation with the union movement drew heated criticism form the local business community. In 1919 his opponent succeeded in forcing the only recall election in city history, but failed to remove him from office. Short went on to serve two more terms as Mayor and was one of Iowa’s most influential labor leaders for the remainder of his life.
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