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

Clay County Iowa has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Grand Avenue Historic Commercial District, Little Sioux River Bridge, Ross, Seymour, Round Barn and Wanata State Park Picnic Shelter and Adams-Higgins House.

The famous person Amplias Hale Avery is associated with one of more of the Clay County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clay County places including W.C. Barton, Clinton Bridge & Iron Works, Seymour Ross, Geiger Construction Co., Ames Central Design Office, J. G. Ralston, P. & A.P. Kirchner and John D. Chubb. Prominent architectural styles found in Clay Country are Classical Revival, Art Deco and Late Victorian.

Adams-Higgins House (added 1984 - - #84001214)

Also known as Higgins House

1215 N. Grand Ave. , Spencer

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ralston,J. G.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Clay County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000229)

W. 4th St. and 3rd Ave., W. , Spencer

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

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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Grand Avenue Historic Commercial District (added 2004 - - #04001322)

301-605 Grand Ave., 12-18, 21 W. 5th St., 10,13,15-19 W. 4th St. , Spencer

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Geiger Construction Co., Barton, W.C.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store

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Kirchner, Philip and Anna Parrish, Log House (added 1993 - - #93000897)

4969 120th Ave. , Peterson

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Little Sioux River Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000810)

210th Ave. over Little Sioux R. , Spencer

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clinton Bridge & Iron Works

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Logan Center School No.5 (added 2001 - - #00001652)

Jct. of 420th St. and 310th Ave. , Dickens

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall

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Ross, Seymour, Round Barn (added 2006 - - #86001422)

Off IA 374 , Gillet Grove

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ross,Seymour

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Spencer High School and Auditorium (added 2010 - - #10000002)

Also known as Spencer Middle School and Auditorium

104 E. 4th St. , Spencer

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Avery, Amplias Hale

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Education, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

School, Theater

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Wanata State Park Picnic Shelter (added 1990 - - #90001677)

S of jct. of Co. Rd. M27 and IA 10 , Peterson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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