Iowa - Appanoose County
Appanoose County Iowa has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Appanoose County historic places including Livingston Guilderoy Parker, Jonathan C. Stratton and Frances Marion Drake.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Appanoose County places including Smith & Gage, James Knox Taylor, W.M. Peatman, Jacob Shaw, Wabash Railroad, Pauly Jail Building Co., Dunham,C.A.,& Jordan, Rev. T.T. Ward, CB&Q Railroad and C.E. Eastman. Prominent architectural styles found in Appanoose Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Appanoose County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000225)
Van Buren and N. 12th St. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Peatman,W.M., Smith & Gage
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail (added 1997 - - #97001292)
527 N. Main St. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pauly Jail Building Co., Shaw, Jacob
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Law
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
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C B & Q Passenger Depot (added 2003 - - #03000833)
1124 S. Eighteenth St. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Staley, B.S., CB&Q Railroad
Architectural Style:
Prairie School, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001291)
Roughly bounded by Van Buren, Haynes, Maple, and 10th Sts. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith & Gage, Dunham, Charles A.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Gothic, Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social
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Drake Public Library (added 1997 - - #97001290)
115 Drake Ave. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eastman, C.E.
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Drake, Frances Marion
Significant Year:
1901
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Drake Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004725)
115-117 Drake Ave. , Centerville
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Owner:
Local
Franklin Regular Baptist Church (added 2008 - - #08000087)
Also known as Framklin Baptist Church
135th Ave. & 590th St. , Seymour
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Parker, Livingston Guilderoy
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Porter Hall (added 1980 - - #80001429)
706 Drake Ave. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Second Baptist Church (added 1999 - - #99001223)
422 S. 18th St. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Stratton House (added 1975 - - #75000677)
303 E. Washington St. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Stratton,Jonathan C.
Significant Year:
1858
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Sturdivant-Sawyer House (added 1984 - - #84001202)
707 Drake Ave. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
U.S. Post Office (added 1978 - - #78001204)
100 W. Maple St. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor,James Knox
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Vermilion Estate (added 1978 - - #78001205)
Also known as Pinecrest
Valley Dr. , Centerville
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dunham,C.A.,& Jordan
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wabash Combination Depot--Moravia (added 1996 - - #96001158)
Also known as Moravia Wabash Depot
W. North St., near jct. with Brandon St. , Moravia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wabash Railroad
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
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