Detailed description is Owned by Main Street Mount Pleasant (HISTORY) The Union Block Building was constructed in 1861 by William McCandless. The building was commissioned by Henry Ambler, local attorney, and E.L. Penn, dry goods merchant. The third floor main hall, called the Opera House or Union Hall, and in the 1870s and 1880s, it provided a platform for many nationally-known speakers. In 1869, the third floor of the Union Block Building was the scene of a nationally historic event. Belle Babb Mansfield was tested and awarded a license to practice law, becoming the first woman in the United States to accomplish this.
Established in the recent years Save Union Block in henry, iowa in united-states.
This well-known establishment acts as a one-stop destination servicing customers both local and from other parts of the city...
