National Register of Historic Places - Iowa (IA), Dickinson County

Dickinson County Iowa has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Spirit Lake Massacre Log Cabin, Gull Point State Park, Area A, Gull Point State Park, Area B, Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Historic District and Mini-Wakan State Park Historic District.

The famous person Thomas Huston MacBride is associated with one of more of the Dickinson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dickinson County places including Rowland Gardner, Ames Central Design Office, Illinois Steel Co., Dieman,Charles A., & Co., Civilian Conservation Corps, Clinton Bridge & Iron Works, USDA Bureau of Biological Survey, Amos Barton Emery, Iowa CCC Camp B.F. 1 and Frank W. Kinney. Prominent architectural styles found in Dickinson Country are Classical Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival and Romanesque.

Antlers Hotel (added 2007 - - #07000452)

1703 Hill Ave. , Spirit Lake

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

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Clark, Gerome, House (added 1977 - - #77000510)

Also known as Old Stone House

E of Milford , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark,Gerome

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Dickinson County Courthouse (added 2006 - - #81000235)

Hill Ave. , Spirit Lake

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Allen,T.D.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

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

Gull Point State Park, Area A (added 1990 - - #90001661)

Off IA 86 on W Shore of W Okoboji Lake , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Gull Point State Park, Area B (added 1990 - - #90001662)

Off IA 86 on W shore of W Okoboji Lake , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Iowa Lakeside Laboratory Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001830)

IA 86 about 4 mi. N-NW of jct. with US 71 , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Iowa CCC Camp B.F. 1, USDA Bureau of Biological Survey

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

MacBride,Thomas Huston

Significant Year:

1937, 1936

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Education, Science, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Research Facility

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Research Facility

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Mini-Wakan State Park Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000021)

Also known as Mini-Wakan;Mini-Wauken, Minne-Waukon

24490 100th St. , Spirit Lake

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Emery, Amos Barton, Civilian Conservation Corps

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Park

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Okoboji Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000789)

180th Ave. over branch of Little Sioux R. , Milford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Illinois Steel Co., Clinton Bridge & Iron Works

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Pikes Point State Park Shelter and Steps (added 1990 - - #90001675)

W of jct. of IA 9 and US 71 , Spirit Lake

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Pillsbury Point State Park (added 1993 - - #90001674)

Off US 71 W of Minnewashta Lake , Arnolds Park

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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Spirit Lake Massacre Log Cabin (added 1973 - - #73000724)

Also known as Gardner Log Cabin

Arnolds Park, W of Estherville on U.S. 71 , Arnolds Park

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Literature, Historic - Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Park

More Information:

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Spirit Lake Public Library (added 1980 - - #80001448)

1801 Hill Ave. , Spirit Lake

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

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Templar Park (added 2006 - - #77000511)

NE of Orleans on IA 276 , Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dieman,Charles A., & Co.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Park

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Trappers Bay State Park Picnic Shelter (added 1990 - - #90001676)

N of jct. of IA 219 and IA 9 , Lake Park

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

More Information:

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