The Flick Building once stood on the 500 block of Center Street but was demolished in 1951. The location now serves as a parking lot between the landromat and the Retzlaff & Sons building.

Last November, the New Ulm Heritage Preservation Commission (HPC), considered a request to place a historical marker at the former site of the Flick building. The HPC was supportive of the marker but asked to see verbiage planned for the marker.

During the Jan. 29 HPC meeting, commissioners received a draft of language to appear on the marker. The marker included a brief history of the Flick building.

The Flick building was built in 1861 by Jacob Flick and was originally the Steuben Saloon and tailor shop. A year after its construction, the building served as a defense post during the U.S.–Dakota War.

The sight of the former Flick Building now serves as a parking lot with a small parklet. New Ulm’s Historical Preservation Commission (HPC) approved placing a marker recognizing the former Flick Building. Photo by Clay Schuldt

After the U.S./Dakota War in 1864, the Flick building became the office for the New Ulm Post, which was a German-language newspaper. The Post was the longest-running German language newspaper in New Ulm history. For most of The Post’s history, the paper ran out of the Flick Building.

Ludwig Bogen, editor and publisher of the New Ulm Post, bought the building in 1876. Bogen’s son Albert continued management of the paper after his father’s death in 1886. The Post was sold to J.H. Strasser in 1892, the final owner was Albert Steinhauser, who purchased the paper in 1916 and moved out of the Flick building.

After The Post relocated, the Flick building housed an Army store and soft drink parlor. The final owner was Henry Veigel, who operated a tavern from the building until it was torn down in 1951.

HPC made a formal motion to approve the historical marker. Final approval of the marker will need to come before the Monuments & Cemetery Commission during their March meeting.