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

Bremer County Iowa has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Green Mill Ford Bridge and Octagon Barn, Polk Township, Bank of Sumner, Bremer County Court House and Sumner High School.

The famous person Stephen F. Cass is associated with one of more of the Bremer County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bremer County places including King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co., Murphy and Ralston, Mortimer B. Cleveland, Leitha, J.F. and et al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Bremer Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods).

Bank of Sumner (added 2004 - - #04000900)

Also known as S.F Cass Building;Sumner bakery building, Clock Tower Building

118 W. First St. , Sumner

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Cass, Stephen F.

Significant Year:

1897

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Bremer County Court House (added 2003 - - #03000821)

Also known as PWA Docket IA 1338-R

415 E. Bremer Ave. , Waverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cleveland, Mortimer B.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Green Mill Ford Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000760)

Also known as Green Mill Road over Cedar River

County road over Cedar R. , Janesville

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

King Iron Bridge & Manufacturing Co.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Harmon and LeValley Northwest Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000284)

Roughly Cedar R., 1st, 7th & 6th Aves., NW., Waverly

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Octagon Barn, Polk Township (added 1993 - - #86001418)

E of US 218 , Plainfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Old Fourth Ward Southeast Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000922)

Roughly bounded by Cedar R., 2nd & 3rd Aves., SE., 4th St. SE., Waverly

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Sturdevant Southwest Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000248)

Waverly, Waverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Italianate

Historic Person:

Sturdevant, Ira H. , Osincup, Dr. Frank, et al.

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1856-1965 AD

Sumner High School (added 2004 - - #04000597)

Also known as Memories are Forever

300 West 4th , Sumner

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Leitha, J.F., et al., Murphy and Ralston

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Government, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

More Information:

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Third Street Bridge (Federal Highway Administration Number 012250) (added 2018 - - #100002485)

3rd Street, Southeast, over the Cedar River between 5th and 6th Avenues, Southeast, Waverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1917-1917 AD

Wartburg Teachers' Seminary (added 1978 - - #78001208)

Also known as Old Main

Wartburg College campus , Waverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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Waverly East Bremer Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000174)

Roughly E. Bremer Ave., Waverly

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Waverly House (added 1976 - - #76000735)

Also known as Bremer County Historical Society Museum

402 W. Bremer Ave. , Waverly

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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