Steger Building

Landmark Context

Steger Building is located at 28 E. Jackson Blvd in the city's landmark record. Even in summary form, the record keeps together a construction date of 1909-10 and credits Marshall & Fox. It was designated on June 13, 2013. Steger Building becomes more than a passing image once those facts are held together with commercial development, architectural branding, and corridor and downtown change.

Steger Building is best approached by paying attention to storefront depth, upper-floor expression, and corner treatment, how the facade addresses pedestrian traffic, and later signage, infill, or reuse. Those observations help show how commercial architecture stayed visible even as the economic life around it changed.

Research Starting Points

Steger Building gains a fuller record through trade press and city directories, permit files and assessor records, and historic photographs and newspaper coverage. Those records help separate what the landmark file says from what the longer building history actually shows.

Steger Building becomes clearer when later research stays attached to the building instead of drifting into abstraction.