Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company

The Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company is a complex of three historic buildings located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The complex was built in three stages from 1901 to 1914 by Schmitt-Henry, who manufactured furniture.^[2] It was designed by Des Moines architect Harry D. Rawson of the firm Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson. Sealy Mattress Company took over the building in 1973 after Schmitt-Henry moved to West Des Moines. Hubbell Reality purchased the complex in 1994 for $75.000.^[2] Plans were approved in 2009 to convert the complex, as well as the Hawkeye Transfer Company Warehouse, into loft apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

Schmitt and Henry Manufacturing Company
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	309 SW 8th St. Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°34′49.5″N 93°37′29.7″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901-1914
Architect	Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson
Architectural style	Early Commercial Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	10000078[1]
Added to NRHP	March 17, 2010

Schmitt & Henry Mfg. Co. Furniture Label

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Razor, Tod. "Historic Hubbell properties to be renovated". Business Record. Retrieved 2012-02-28.