The Miller-Loeb Block is one of four key structures in the Albia Historic District and is significant as the district’s only building that retains its original wood cornice, highly decorated with large round scroll brackets. Its front façade has a round arched pediment featuring an identification panel, and its cast iron hoodmolds are unique in design and the only ones of their kind in southern Iowa. The original storefront was an unusual triple arched front with curved glass above the center entry, though it was modernized around 1900. The building is believed to have been built during the Civil War, possibly as early as 1863, by Henry and Lewis Miller, early feed dealers in Albia. In 1882, Max Loeb purchased a clothing business at this site, and it became the oldest continuous family owned business in Albia. In 1886, a two story addition at the rear doubled the store’s floor space. For many years, the Toby and Beckett Cigar Factory occupied the third floor and advertised having the best 5 cent cigar anywhere. The third floor was also owned and occupied for many years by the I.O.O.F. Lodge and later by the Masons and V.F.W.