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

Floyd County Iowa has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brooks Round Barn, Cook Farm, Dodd, A. B. C., House, Hart, Charles Walter, House and Hawkeye Street Underpass.

Many famous people are associated with these Floyd County historic places including Charles H. Parr, Carrie Lane Chapman Catt, Charles Walter Hart, Emil Tyden and Joseph Edward Salsbury.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Floyd County places including G.W. Miller, Julias Peterson, Advance Construction Co., Emil Cabel, Frank Lloyd Wright, Feick & Elmslie Purcell, F.A. McDonald, Miller-Hey Construction Co., Lucius Lane and V.F. Moltz. Prominent architectural styles found in Floyd Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Modern Movement and Prairie School.

Brooks Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001429)

W of US 218 , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cabel,Emil

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:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility

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Central Park--North Main Street Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000771)

N. Main St. and N. Jackson St. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Specialty Store

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Cook Farm (added 1979 - - #79000895)

S of Charles City on U.S. 218 , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

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Dodd, A. B. C., House (added 1978 - - #78001220)

Also known as Thomsen House

310 3rd Ave. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peterson,Julias, Purcell,Feick & Elmslie

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories, Main Office and Production Laboratory Building (added 1996 - - #96000235)

Also known as Floyd County Museum

500 Gilbert St. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Salsbury,Joseph Edward

Significant Year:

1937, 1933

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Floyd County Court House (added 2003 - - #03000816)

101 S. Main St. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hansen & Waggoner

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

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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Hart, Charles Walter, House (added 1980 - - #80001450)

800 3rd Ave. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Bungalow/Craftsman

Historic Person:

Hart,Charles Walter

Significant Year:

1913

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Hawkeye Street Underpass (added 1998 - - #98000777)

South Hawkeye St. under RR , Nora Springs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rock Island RR, McDonald, F.A.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Lane, Lucius and Maria Clinton, House (added 1995 - - #95000384)

Also known as Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Family Home

2379 Timber Ave. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Catt, Carrie Lane Chapman

Significant Year:

1872, 1866

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Main Street Bridge (added 1999 - - #99000311)

Main St. over Cedar R. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller, G.W., Advance Construction Co.

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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Marble Rock Bank (added 1982 - - #82000407)

Also known as Marble Rock Historical Society Building

313 Bradford St. , Marble Rock

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Miller, Alvin, House (added 1978 - - #78001221)

Also known as Dietrich House

1107 Court St. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Moltz,V.F., Wright,Frank Lloyd

Architectural Style:

Other, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Parr, Charles Henry, House (added 1980 - - #80001451)

100 W. Hulin St. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Parr,Charles H.

Significant Year:

1902

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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River Street Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000778)

Also known as Richard W. "Dick" Weldon River Street Bridge

River St. over drainage ditch , Marble Rock

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller-Hey Construction Co.

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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Rockford Mill (added 1983 - - #83000358)

Shell Rock River at 4th and Main St. , Rockford

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Spotts Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001430)

IA 14 , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Johnson Brothers Clay Works

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Suspension Bridge (added 2009 - - #89001778)

Over the Big Cedar River at end of Clark St. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Fair, Pedestrian Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related

Tyden Farm No. 6 Farmstead Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000401)

Also known as E. Tyden Farm No. 6 Historic District, Tyden, Emil, Farm No.6 Farmstead Historic District

1145 300th St. , Dougherty

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Tyden, Emil

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

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Wildwood Park Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001205)

Also known as Sherman Park;Wildwood Park Golf Course;Charles City Country

1 Wildwood Rd. , Charles City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Mark, J.H.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Defense, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Military Facility, Park, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Park, Sport Facility

More Information:

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