National Register of Historic Places listings in Poweshiek County, Iowa

Summary


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Poweshiek County, Iowa.

Location of Poweshiek County in Iowa

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 25 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]

Current listings edit

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Bowers and McDonald Office Building
 
Bowers and McDonald Office Building
December 20, 1990
(#90001849)
816 Commercial St.
41°44′33″N 92°43′29″W / 41.7425°N 92.724722°W / 41.7425; -92.724722 (Bowers and McDonald Office Building)
Grinnell
2 Brooklyn Hotel
 
Brooklyn Hotel
October 1, 1979
(#79000933)
154 Front St.
41°43′42″N 92°26′51″W / 41.728333°N 92.4475°W / 41.728333; -92.4475 (Brooklyn Hotel)
Brooklyn
3 Brooklyn Opera House–Broadway Theatre
 
Brooklyn Opera House–Broadway Theatre
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May 17, 2021
(#100006522)
115 Jackson St.
41°43′44″N 92°26′42″W / 41.729020°N 92.445091°W / 41.729020; -92.445091 (Brooklyn Opera House–Broadway Theatre)
Brooklyn Footlights in Farm Country: Iowa Opera Houses MPS
4 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Grinnell Passenger Station
 
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Grinnell Passenger Station
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December 12, 1976
(#76000805)
Park and State Sts.
41°44′36″N 92°43′20″W / 41.743333°N 92.722222°W / 41.743333; -92.722222 (Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Grinnell Passenger Station)
Grinnell
5 Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company Building
 
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company Building
March 13, 2013
(#13000069)
821 5th Ave.
41°44′42″N 92°43′29″W / 41.744933°N 92.724699°W / 41.744933; -92.724699 (Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Company Building)
Grinnell
6 Goodnow Hall
 
Goodnow Hall
April 26, 1979
(#79000934)
Grinnell College campus
41°44′49″N 92°43′19″W / 41.746944°N 92.721944°W / 41.746944; -92.721944 (Goodnow Hall)
Grinnell
7 Grinnell Herald Building
 
Grinnell Herald Building
January 17, 1991
(#90002131)
813 5th Ave.
41°44′41″N 92°43′29″W / 41.744722°N 92.724722°W / 41.744722; -92.724722 (Grinnell Herald Building)
Grinnell See Grinnell Herald-Register
8 Grinnell Historic Commercial District
 
Grinnell Historic Commercial District
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April 9, 1991
(#91000384)
Roughly bounded by Main, Broad, and Commercial Sts. and 5th Ave.
41°44′37″N 92°43′30″W / 41.743611°N 92.725°W / 41.743611; -92.725 (Grinnell Historic Commercial District)
Grinnell
9 Levi P. Grinnell House
 
Levi P. Grinnell House
October 1, 1979
(#79000935)
1002 Park St.
41°44′42″N 92°43′33″W / 41.745°N 92.725833°W / 41.745; -92.725833 (Levi P. Grinnell House)
Grinnell
10 Interior Telephone Company Building
 
Interior Telephone Company Building
December 20, 1990
(#90001850)
815 5th Ave.
41°44′42″N 92°43′29″W / 41.745°N 92.724722°W / 41.745; -92.724722 (Interior Telephone Company Building)
Grinnell
11 Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery
 
Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery
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September 16, 2009
(#09000715)
3386 V18 Rd.
41°48′22″N 92°26′35″W / 41.806214°N 92.44305°W / 41.806214; -92.44305 (Kent Union Chapel and Cemetery)
Brooklyn
12 William Manatt House
 
William Manatt House
October 30, 1997
(#97001288)
304 Jackson St.
41°43′50″N 92°26′44″W / 41.730556°N 92.445556°W / 41.730556; -92.445556 (William Manatt House)
Brooklyn
13 E.A. and Rebecca (Johnson) Marsh House
 
E.A. and Rebecca (Johnson) Marsh House
April 15, 1999
(#99000454)
833 East St.
41°44′17″N 92°43′27″W / 41.738056°N 92.724167°W / 41.738056; -92.724167 (E.A. and Rebecca (Johnson) Marsh House)
Grinnell
14 Mears Hall
 
Mears Hall
April 26, 1979
(#79000936)
Grinnell College campus
41°44′49″N 92°43′07″W / 41.746944°N 92.718611°W / 41.746944; -92.718611 (Mears Hall)
Grinnell
15 Merchants' National Bank
 
Merchants' National Bank
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January 7, 1976
(#76000804)
Northwestern corner of 4th Ave. and Broad St.
41°44′39″N 92°43′33″W / 41.744167°N 92.725833°W / 41.744167; -92.725833 (Merchants' National Bank)
Grinnell
16 Montezuma Downtown Historic District
 
Montezuma Downtown Historic District
May 30, 2012
(#12000131)
Roughly along 3rd, 4th, Main & Liberty Sts. around courthouse square
41°35′06″N 92°31′27″W / 41.584907°N 92.524272°W / 41.584907; -92.524272 (Montezuma Downtown Historic District)
Montezuma part of the Iowa's Main Street Commercial Architecture Multiple Property Submission
17 New Carroll House Hotel October 1, 1979
(#79000938)
E. Main and 5th Sts.
41°35′00″N 92°31′21″W / 41.583333°N 92.5225°W / 41.583333; -92.5225 (New Carroll House Hotel)
Montezuma
18 North Grinnell Historic District
 
North Grinnell Historic District
December 10, 2008
(#08001164)
Park to W. 6th Ave. to 11th Ave.
41°44′59″N 92°43′21″W / 41.749808°N 92.722533°W / 41.749808; -92.722533 (North Grinnell Historic District)
Grinnell
19 Pioneer Oil Company Filling Station
 
Pioneer Oil Company Filling Station
March 13, 2013
(#13000070)
831 West St.
41°44′32″N 92°43′39″W / 41.742339°N 92.727381°W / 41.742339; -92.727381 (Pioneer Oil Company Filling Station)
Grinnell
20 Poweshiek County Courthouse
 
Poweshiek County Courthouse
July 2, 1981
(#81000266)
302 E. Main St.
41°35′07″N 92°31′30″W / 41.58537°N 92.52487°W / 41.58537; -92.52487 (Poweshiek County Courthouse)
Montezuma
21 P.P. Raymond House
 
P.P. Raymond House
April 24, 1985
(#85000873)
4th St.
41°42′30″N 92°33′22″W / 41.708333°N 92.556111°W / 41.708333; -92.556111 (P.P. Raymond House)
Malcom
22 B.J. Ricker House
 
B.J. Ricker House
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December 25, 1979
(#79000937)
1510 Broad St.
41°45′05″N 92°43′33″W / 41.751389°N 92.725833°W / 41.751389; -92.725833 (B.J. Ricker House)
Grinnell
23 Spaulding Manufacturing Company
 
Spaulding Manufacturing Company
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December 21, 1978
(#78001257)
500-610 4th Ave., 827-829 Spring St.
41°44′36″N 92°43′33″W / 41.743333°N 92.725833°W / 41.743333; -92.725833 (Spaulding Manufacturing Company)
Grinnell
24 Charles H. Spencer House
 
Charles H. Spencer House
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January 25, 1980
(#80001458)
611 6th Ave.
41°44′52″N 92°43′50″W / 41.747778°N 92.730556°W / 41.747778; -92.730556 (Charles H. Spencer House)
Grinnell
25 Stewart Library
 
Stewart Library
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November 21, 1976
(#76000806)
926 Broad St.
41°44′42″N 92°43′24″W / 41.745°N 92.723333°W / 41.745; -92.723333 (Stewart Library)
Grinnell

Former listings edit

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 McDowell Bridge
 
McDowell Bridge
May 15, 1998
(#98000488)
May 10, 2012 River Rd. over the North Skunk River
41°31′14″N 92°40′32″W / 41.520556°N 92.675556°W / 41.520556; -92.675556 (McDowell Bridge)
Montezuma Part of the Highway Bridges of Iowa Multiple Property Submission. Washed out by flooding in July, 2010.[6] Moved to the Auburn Heights Preserve in Yorklyn, Delaware.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "A passion for place". The Des Moines Register. August 22, 2010. p. 1. Retrieved June 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Former Iowa Bowstring Arch Bridge Restored and Reerected in Delaware". Bridgehunter's Chronicles. Retrieved November 30, 2018.