Iowa - Plymouth County
Plymouth County Iowa has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Kimball Village, Kimball Village, Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District and Tonsfeldt Round Barn and Foster Park Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Initial Variant Middle Missouri and Big Sioux Phase dating back to 1000.

Several famous people are associated with these Plymouth County historic places including C.C. Bradley and Ralph Rippey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Plymouth County places including H.P. Tonsfeldt, Emil Miller, John Werling, Atchison & Edbrooke, William La Barthe Steele, Kinney & Detweiler, John A. Huxtable, William LaBarthe Steele and Riesche & Sanborn. Prominent architectural styles found in Plymouth Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Akron Opera House (added 2012 - - #12000403)
151 Reed St., Akron
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
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Foster Park Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000329)
500-900 blks. Central Ave. S. & blocks around Foster Park , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Steele, William La Barthe
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Bradley, C.C., Rippey, Ralph
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, European, Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Music Facility, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Music Facility, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Kimball Village (added 2010 - - #10000343)
Also known as Kimball Site;Kimball Mound, Site 13PM4;Kimball Village Site;Kimball
Rural (1/2 mi S of the intersection of Iowa 12 and 314th Sts) , Westfield
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Community Planning And Development, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Initial Variant Middle Missouri, Big Sioux Phase
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Processing, Processing Site, Storage, Trade (Archeology), Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Larson Site (13PM61) (added 1976 - - #76002343)
Also known as 13PM61
Address Restricted , Sioux City
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Le Mars Central High School (added 1999 - - #99000492)
Also known as Plymouth County Historical Museum
335 1st Ave. SW , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Huxtable, John A., Atchison & Edbrooke
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Sport Facility
More Information:
Le Mars Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000908)
Bounded by 2nd St., N, 2nd Ave., W., 1st St., S., & 1st Ave., E., Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
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Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000858)
Also known as Le Mars Recreation Park
Jct. of Le Mars, 4th Ave., NE or IA 3 , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
Le Mars Public Library (added 1979 - - #79000922)
Also known as Le Mars Civic Center
200 Central , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Werling,John
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Plymouth County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000263)
E. 3rd Ave. , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,Emil, Kinney & Detweiler
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Reeves Farmstead Historic District (added 2001 - - #00001680)
Also known as Reeves Heritage Farm
15991 IA 60 , LeMars
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Sacred Heart Hospital (added 2010 - - #09001303)
Also known as Floyd Valley Apartments
110 6th Ave. NE , LeMars
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Hospital, School
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
St. George's Episcopal Church (added 1976 - - #76000797)
400 1st Ave., SE , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Thoren Hall (added 1998 - - #78001248)
Westmar College campus, 10th St., SE , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
Tonsfeldt Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86003194)
Plymouth County Fairgrounds , Le Mars
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
More Information:
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