National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines County, Iowa
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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines County, Iowa.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines 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 Google map.[1]
There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.[2]
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Current listings
[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic District | Upload image | April 22, 2022 (#100007633) | 2043 Sunnyside Ave. 40°49′39″N 91°07′11″W / 40.827588°N 91.119847°W / 40.827588; -91.119847 (Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic District) | Burlington | |
2 | Baptist Church | ![]() ![]() | April 18, 1977 (#77000509) | West of Sperry off U.S. Route 61 40°57′30″N 91°11′56″W / 40.958333°N 91.198889°W / 40.958333; -91.198889 (Baptist Church) | Sperry | |
3 | Bridgeport Bridge | ![]() ![]() | May 15, 1998 (#98000533) | Old Quarry Rd. 40°47′26″N 91°21′51″W / 40.790556°N 91.364167°W / 40.790556; -91.364167 (Bridgeport Bridge) | Denmark | A Pennsylvania through truss bridge built by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works and completed in 1904. Extends into Lee County. |
4 | Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station | ![]() | October 22, 1976 (#76000761) | 237 S. 4th St. 40°48′22″N 91°06′19″W / 40.806170°N 91.105152°W / 40.806170; -91.105152 (Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station) | Burlington | |
5 | Burlington Public Library | ![]() | March 27, 1975 (#75000682) | 501 N. 4th St. 40°48′44″N 91°06′13″W / 40.81214722°N 91.10349722°W / 40.81214722; -91.10349722 (Burlington Public Library) | Burlington | |
6 | Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House | ![]() | January 27, 1983 (#83000351) | Front and High Sts. 40°48′50″N 91°05′56″W / 40.813889°N 91.098889°W / 40.813889; -91.098889 (Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House) | Burlington | |
7 | The Capitol Theater | ![]() ![]() | November 22, 1996 (#96001373) | 211 N. 3rd St. 40°48′34″N 91°06′11″W / 40.80958056°N 91.10311389°W / 40.80958056; -91.10311389 (The Capitol Theater) | Burlington | |
8 | Cascade Bridge | ![]() ![]() | June 25, 1998 (#98000793) | S. Main St. over the Cascade Ravine 40°46′52″N 91°05′54″W / 40.781111°N 91.098333°W / 40.781111; -91.098333 (Cascade Bridge) | Burlington | |
9 | Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Station | ![]() ![]() | February 4, 2002 (#01001540) | 300 S Main St. 40°48′21″N 91°06′06″W / 40.8057°N 91.1018°W / 40.8057; -91.1018 (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Station) | Burlington | |
10 | Church of St. John the Baptist | ![]() | February 26, 1982 (#82002615) | 712 Division St. 40°48′28″N 91°06′31″W / 40.807778°N 91.108611°W / 40.807778; -91.108611 (Church of St. John the Baptist) | Burlington | |
11 | Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District | ![]() ![]() | June 3, 1976 (#76000762) | Bounded by Parkway Dr., Koestner, Madison Rd., and the Mississippi River 40°46′33″N 91°06′07″W / 40.775833°N 91.101944°W / 40.775833; -91.101944 (Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District) | Burlington | |
12 | Mary Darwin House | ![]() | January 24, 1980 (#80001445) | 537 Summer St. 40°48′06″N 91°06′51″W / 40.80170556°N 91.11424722°W / 40.80170556; -91.11424722 (Mary Darwin House) | Burlington | |
13 | Des Moines County Court House | ![]() | August 28, 2003 (#03000817) | 513 N. Main St. 40°48′43″N 91°06′04″W / 40.81203056°N 91.10105°W / 40.81203056; -91.10105 (Des Moines County Court House) | Burlington | |
14 | Augustus Caesar Dodge House | ![]() | January 25, 1980 (#80001446) | 829 N. 5th St. 40°48′57″N 91°06′12″W / 40.81580278°N 91.10342222°W / 40.81580278; -91.10342222 (Augustus Caesar Dodge House) | Burlington | |
15 | Downtown Commercial Historic District | ![]() ![]() | January 21, 2015 (#14001168) | 100-800 blocks of Jefferson Street, plus parts of adjacent blocks east of 4th Street from Columbia to Market 40°48′36″N 91°06′10″W / 40.809944°N 91.102701°W / 40.809944; -91.102701 (Downtown Commercial Historic District) | Burlington | |
16 | First Congregational Church | ![]() | November 21, 1976 (#76000763) | 313 N. 4th St. 40°48′38″N 91°06′14″W / 40.81064444°N 91.10400833°W / 40.81064444; -91.10400833 (First Congregational Church) | Burlington | |
17 | James M. Forney House | ![]() | September 22, 1986 (#86002689) | 401 Cedar St. 40°48′02″N 91°06′13″W / 40.80066389°N 91.10374167°W / 40.80066389; -91.10374167 (James M. Forney House) | Burlington | |
18 | German Methodist Episcopal Church | ![]() | September 22, 1977 (#77000508) | 7th and Washington Sts. 40°48′43″N 91°06′24″W / 40.811914°N 91.106690°W / 40.811914; -91.106690 (German Methodist Episcopal Church) | Burlington | |
19 | Hawkeye Creek Bridge | ![]() | June 25, 1998 (#98000790) | Hawkeye Rd. over Hawkeye Creek 41°02′33″N 91°03′26″W / 41.042500°N 91.057222°W / 41.042500; -91.057222 (Hawkeye Creek Bridge) | Mediapolis | |
20 | Hedge Block | ![]() ![]() | October 7, 1982 (#82000405) | 401-407 Jefferson St. 40°48′36″N 91°06′15″W / 40.80998056°N 91.10415556°W / 40.80998056; -91.10415556 (Hedge Block) | Burlington | |
21 | Heritage Hill Historic District | ![]() ![]() | December 21, 1982 (#82000406) | Roughly bounded by Central Ave. and High, 3rd, and Jefferson Sts. 40°48′46″N 91°06′22″W / 40.812778°N 91.106111°W / 40.812778; -91.106111 (Heritage Hill Historic District) | Burlington | |
22 | Hotel Burlington | ![]() | December 31, 1987 (#87002214) | 206 N. 3rd St. 40°48′33″N 91°06′09″W / 40.80926667°N 91.10248611°W / 40.80926667; -91.10248611 (Hotel Burlington) | Burlington | |
23 | Jagger-Churchill House | ![]() ![]() | March 5, 1982 (#82002616) | 201 Spring St. 40°48′55″N 91°06′00″W / 40.81535278°N 91.09998611°W / 40.81535278; -91.09998611 (Jagger-Churchill House) | Burlington | |
24 | Lagomarcino-Grupe Company | ![]() | September 30, 2013 (#13000796) | 101-111 Valley St. 40°48′31″N 91°06′04″W / 40.808611°N 91.101111°W / 40.808611; -91.101111 (Lagomarcino-Grupe Company) | Burlington | |
25 | Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District | ![]() ![]() | March 10, 2004 (#04000178) | Spanning the Mississippi River, 1.5 miles north of an unnamed county road from Gladstone, Illinois 40°52′56″N 91°01′27″W / 40.88223611°N 91.02412222°W / 40.88223611; -91.02412222 (Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District) | Burlington | Extends into Henderson County, Illinois. |
26 | Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District | ![]() ![]() | June 12, 2012 (#12000326) | Roughly 209 N. 3rd to 231 S. 3rd & 219 to 425 Valley Sts. 40°48′29″N 91°06′12″W / 40.808053°N 91.103308°W / 40.808053; -91.103308 (Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District) | Burlington | |
27 | Dennis Melcher Pottery and House | ![]() | August 28, 2003 (#03000832) | 22981 and 22982 Agency Rd. 40°48′58″N 91°22′18″W / 40.81611389°N 91.37163333°W / 40.81611389; -91.37163333 (Dennis Melcher Pottery and House) | Danville | |
28 | Prairie Grove School | Upload image | May 20, 2019 (#100003973) | 13598 Beaverdale Rd. 40°52′49″N 91°14′55″W / 40.880278°N 91.248611°W / 40.880278; -91.248611 (Prairie Grove School) | West Burlington | |
29 | Schramm Building | ![]() | March 12, 1999 (#99000310) | 212 Jefferson St. 40°48′36″N 91°06′07″W / 40.81000278°N 91.102075°W / 40.81000278; -91.102075 (Schramm Building) | Burlington | |
30 | Snake Alley | ![]() ![]() | September 6, 1974 (#74000783) | N. 6th St. between Washington and Columbia Sts. 40°48′43″N 91°06′21″W / 40.81196111°N 91.10569722°W / 40.81196111; -91.10569722 (Snake Alley) | Burlington | Street of many curves |
31 | Snake Alley Historic District | ![]() ![]() | May 21, 1975 (#75000683) | Roughly bounded by Columbia and Washington Sts., Cobblestone Alley, and Service Dr. 40°48′43″N 91°06′21″W / 40.81196389°N 91.1057°W / 40.81196389; -91.1057 (Snake Alley Historic District) | Burlington | |
32 | Starker-Leopold Historic District | ![]() | February 2, 1983 (#83000352) | 101 and 111 Clay and 110 Grand Sts. 40°47′43″N 91°05′47″W / 40.795278°N 91.096389°W / 40.795278; -91.096389 (Starker-Leopold Historic District) | Burlington | |
33 | West Jefferson Street Historic District | ![]() ![]() | April 9, 1991 (#91000409) | Roughly the 400 to 800 blocks of W. Jefferson St. 40°48′38″N 91°06′22″W / 40.81061667°N 91.10615556°W / 40.81061667; -91.10615556 (West Jefferson Street Historic District) | Burlington | |
34 | Abiathar and Nancy White House | ![]() | January 15, 2014 (#13001076) | 713 N. Main St. 40°48′50″N 91°06′01″W / 40.813889°N 91.100278°W / 40.813889; -91.100278 (Abiathar and Nancy White House) | Burlington |
Former listings
[3] | Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Flint River Bridge | Upload image | June 25, 1998 (#98000792) | October 15, 2014 | 155th St. over the Flint River 40°54′19″N 91°13′22″W / 40.905278°N 91.222778°W / 40.905278; -91.222778 (Flint River Bridge) | Burlington | |
2 | Charles Mason House | ![]() ![]() | January 25, 1980 (#80001447) | September 23, 1987 | 931 N. 6th St. 40°49′03″N 91°06′15″W / 40.817512°N 91.104165°W / 40.817512; -91.104165 (Charles Mason House) | Burlington | Demolished in 1984 |
3 | Union Hotel | ![]() | April 4, 1993 (#93000328) | May 12, 2009 | 301-311 S. Main St. 40°48′21″N 91°06′09″W / 40.8058°N 91.1025°W / 40.8058; -91.1025 (Union Hotel) | Burlington | Hotel is the white and light gray building at the far right, matching a drawing in Commercial and Statistical Review of the City of Burlington, Iowa (1882).[6] |
4 | Yellow Spring Creek Bridge | Upload image | June 25, 1998 (#98000791) | December 15, 2003 | Sperry Rd. over Yellow Spring Creek | Mediapolis |
See also
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Commercial and Statistical Review of the City of Burlington, Iowa: Showing Her Manufacturing, Mercantile and General Business Interests, Together with Historical Sketches of the Growth and Progress of the "Orchard City," Also Sketches of the Principal Business Houses and Manufacturing Concerns. J.L. Spalding & Company. 1882. p. 131. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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