Iowa - Pottawattamie County - Historic Districts
Pottawattamie County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Pottawattamie County historic places including Gen. G.M. Dodge, John G. Woodward and Thomas Hart Jr. Benton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pottawattamie County places including Vincent Battin, Perley Hale, E.P. Schoentgen, Bell & Berlinghoff, Wickham Bros. and J. Chris Jensen. Prominent architectural styles found in Pottawattamie Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Late Victorian.

100 Block of West Broadway Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000455)
W. Broadway, First St., and Fourth St. , Council Bluffs
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Haymarket Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000774)
Also known as Haymarket Historic District
S. Main St. , Council Bluffs
Kordas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Specialty Store
Lincoln--Fairview Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000281)
Roughly bounded by W. Kanesville Blvd., Oakland Ave., Fairview Cemetery, and N. 1st St. , Council Bluffs
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jensen, J. Chris, Battin, Vincent
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Historic Person:
Woodward, John G.
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Capitol, Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Park/Glen Avenues Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000160)
101-508 Glen Ave., 102-471 Park Ave., 209 & 301 W. Pierce, & 524 & 600 Huntington , Council Bluffs
Smallbones, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wickham Bros., Hale, Perley
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Federal
Historic Person:
Benton, Thomas Hart Jr.
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Public Works, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Public Works, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Willow--Bluff--3rd Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001019)
Roughly bounded by Worth, High School Ave., Clark Ave. and W side Bluff St. , Council Bluffs
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Schoentgen, E.P., Bell & Berlinghoff
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Historic Person:
Dodge, Gen. G.M.
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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