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The building at 20-22 Washington Avenue East dates from before 1886 and served as a grocery store until 1959. Although it has lost its original storefront, it remains a contributing structure because its recessed entrance reflects a common district feature and its corbeled brickwork remains typical of its period. The building to the east was constructed at the same time and once shared a similar front before that front was replaced in the late 1940s. Albia High School organized its first boys basketball team in 1913, and coach Mr. Hamilton had difficulty choosing a team because no one in the high school had ever played before.
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Albia, Iowa · United States
