Photo by Kaycee Anderson Looking east down the historic hallway

Photo by Kaycee Anderson Upstairs doorway

Photo by Kaycee Anderson Looking upstairs

Photo by Kaycee Anderson Door of vacant upstairs office

Photo by Kaycee Anderson Skylight above the hall

Photo by Kaycee Anderson Looking downstairs

The second floor of the downtown Dickey building has 22 offices, complete with original woodwork and two skylights overhead.

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The hallways and windows are in good shape. The utilities work. The heating and air conditioning were recently renovated, owners Rob and Carole Larson said.

The building, with its two trademark turrets above Dewey St., has a distinguished history. It is the fourth oldest building standing downtown on the bricks.

On July 7, 1889, the North Platte newspaper announced that the North Platte National Bank would be built there, with construction to start immediately. It became the McDonald State Bank in 1895.

The building stands proudly at the corner of Sixth and Dewey.

Today the first floor is occupied by three businesses -- Willow Creek Embroidery, Discount Vac and Sew and Vawn’s Barber Shop.

Although there is room for many businesses upstairs, the lone second-floor occupant currently is the AA New Hope.

The second floor is reached by a staircase that begins with double doors on the north side.

Inside is a wide stairwell with an elevator to the left. The elevator has been quiet for many years and is currently not in working order. The tile floor at the foot of the stairwell is attractively set in geometric patterns.

The stairs lead to a hallway that runs the length of the building with offices on both sides. The upstairs elevator is fronted by a small lobby with built-in wooden cabinets.

The hallway is lit by two large skylights. Original woodwork and trim runs horizontally along the walls. Offices on the north side of the hall benefit from natural light from round-topped double windows.

The office doors are wooden with pressed glass windows ,and they are numbered.

There are two small restrooms near the west end of the building. The owners, Rob and Carole Larson, said that there are also small sinks in most of the offices, installed when the building was constructed in 1889.

On Aug. 1, 2005, the Larsons bought the building, which includes an embroidery shop and a vacuum sales and service shop on the first floor.

Plans are underway for the roof to be replaced and the turrets repainted, Carole said.

The Larsons love the building and the history of it, and are willing to sell it to an interested buyer. They hope a history lover will come along and fall in love with the building. They can be reached at 308-532-9649.

The Dickey Building's address is 520-522 N. Dewey St.

(This is part of a series on upstairs rooms in downtown North Platte. This was published in the May 30 print edition of the North Platte Bulletin.)