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Iowa - Monroe County
Monroe County Iowa has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buxton Historic Townsite and Clark Round Barn, Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District, Brick Gothic House and Elbert-Bates House.

The famous person Nathan E. Kendall is associated with one of more of the Monroe County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including Charles Henry Clark Sr., A. E. Noble, Carr & Cullen, Fr. Timothy Clifford, William Phinny, Arvine W. White, John Jones, Rowson,James,& Sons, O.O. Smith and Dunham & Jordan. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Italianate.

Albia Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004708)
203 Benton Ave. E , Albia
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Owner:
Local
Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000007)
Roughly bounded by the alley of S. and N. Clinton, E. and W. A Ave., N. and S. 2nd St., and E. and W. 2nd Ave. , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Warehouse
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Brick Gothic House (added 1994 - - #94000351)
1.25 mi. S of Albia, 0.75 mi. E of IA 5, 0.5 mi. W of T35 , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Buxton Historic Townsite (added 1983 - - #83000392)
Also known as Buxton
Address Restricted , Lovilia
Douglas W. Jones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Black, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Black
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Clark Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001465)
CR T7H , Tyrone
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark,Charles Henry,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Unknown
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Elbert-Bates House (added 1985 - - #85001379)
106 2nd Ave., W. , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Jenkins, Dr. George A., House (added 1987 - - #87000027)
223 S. C St. , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jones,John
Architectural Style:
Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Monroe County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000258)
Main St. , Albia
Cburnett, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rowson,James,& Sons, Smith,O.O.
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival
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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Noble-Kendall House (added 1984 - - #84001289)
Also known as Kendall Place
209 E. Benton Ave. , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Noble,A. E.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Historic Person:
Kendall,Nathan E.
Significant Year:
1924, 1907
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Perry, T. B., House (added 1983 - - #83000393)
212 Benton Ave., W. , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Phinny,William, Dunham & Jordan
Architectural Style:
Other, Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (added 1992 - - #92000426)
US 34 W of Albia , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carr & Cullen, Clifford, Fr. Timothy
Architectural Style:
Gothic, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, European
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
White, Arvine and Elizabeth W., House (added 1994 - - #94001100)
Also known as Frank and Harriet Q. Mercer House
309 N. Main St. , Albia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
White, Arvine W.
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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