The Spaulding factory came into the possession of the Spaulding company in 1876. It suffered through a tornado in 1882 when the "factory was virtually demolished" according to the Des Moines Tribune. A fire in March 1893 caused $60,000 in damage. In…
Business located at 406 Kirkwood Avenue. CRANDIC railway tracks were on the left, just out of view in this photograph. This building housed the Iowa City Flint Glass Works 1881-1882.