Historic Districts
Iowa - Wright County
Wright County Iowa has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Boone River Bridge, Cornelia Lake Bridge and Goldfield Bridge, Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot--Dows and Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Wright County places including A.S. Leonard, Cambria Steel Company, Iowa Bridge Company, Iowa Bridge Co., Iowa State Highway Commission, Wrought Iron Bridge Co., Smith & Gage, A.H. & Co. Conner, Parsons,W.R., & Son and A.H. Connor. Prominent architectural styles found in Wright Country are Romanesque and Beaux Arts.

Boone River Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000457)
Buchanan Ave. over Boone R. , Goldfield
Greatanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cambria Steel Company, Iowa Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Depot--Dows (added 1993 - - #92001744)
Also known as Dows Rock Island Depot
200 Railroad St. , Dows
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railroad Passenger Station (added 1988 - - #88000926)
Also known as Rock Island Railroad Depot
302 S. Main , Clarion
Greatanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Clarion Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004718)
302 N. Main St. , Clarion
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Owner:
Local
Cornelia Lake Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000455)
Over inlet of Cornelia Lake , Clarion
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Leonard, A.S., Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
Eagle Grove Public Library (added 1977 - - #77000569)
401 W. Broadway , Eagle Grove
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith & Gage
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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Exchange Building (added 1987 - - #82002649)
Ellsworth St. , Dows
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Fillmore Block (added 1998 - - #98001323)
Also known as Dows Mercantile Store
Jct. of Ellsworth and Garfield , Dows
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Conner, A.H. & Co.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Goldfield Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000456)
Oak St. over Boone R. , Goldfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Iowa Bridge Co., Iowa State Highway Commission
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Quasdorf Blacksmith and Wagon Shop (added 1994 - - #93001545)
Jct. of Train and W. Railroad Sts. , Dows
Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White, J.B.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Wright County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000277)
Central Ave. , Clarion
Greatanger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,E.D., & Co., Parsons,W.R., & Son
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
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