Several famous people are associated with these Cerro Gordo County historic places including Clarence A. Knutson, Horace P. Kirk, Hanford MacNider and Charles H. McNider.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cerro Gordo County places including Frank L. Wright, William Drummond, Hansen and Waggoner, Chris Rye, Frank Lloyd Wright, Iowa State Highway Commission, N.M. & Co. Stark, Fred Lippert, C.A. Holvik and Hansen & Waggoner. Prominent architectural styles found in Cerro Gordo Country are Prairie School, Late Victorian and Early Commercial.