The Victory Building, named for America’s victory in World War I, is one of Nebraska’s finest examples of early 20th century industrial architecture. Constructed between 1917 and 1920 by harness maker William Dutton as a factory and warehouse, it was financed in part by converting wartime Victory Bonds into capital for the project. Hastings architect C. W. Way designed the six-story Sullivanesque structure with steel reinforced concrete, concrete pan-joist floors, and a brick and terra cotta facade. The finished building included a hot water heating system, fire sprinklers, steel sash windows, and steel office furniture, all considered very modern for the time, and its fireproof features gave it one of the highest safety ratings in the Midwest. Distinctive features include decorative terra cotta “VB”s for Victory Building and “D”s for Dutton Company on the facade, the ornate clock from the former German National Bank of Hastings added in 1970, and its height as the tallest structure in the Hastings business district. The Dutton-Lainson Company, founded in 1886, has occupied the building continuously since its completion, and the Victory Building was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.