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

Franklin County Iowa has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Reeve Electric Association Plant, Franklin County Courthouse, Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Maysville Schoolhouse and Wood, Herman, Round Barn.

The famous person Dr. O.B. Harriman is associated with one of more of the Franklin County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Franklin County places including James Carn, Herman Wood, T. D. Allen, Edward Carl Keifer, Leander Reeve, Norse and Rasmussen Liebble, Ames Central Design Office, D.W. Dow, Einar Broaten and P.J. Pauly & Bros.. Prominent architectural styles found in Franklin Country are Italianate, Gothic and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Beeds Lake State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps Area (added 1990 - - #90001672)

Jct. of IA 3 and IA 134 , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, 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

More Information:

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Boehmler, H. E., House (added 1991 - - #91001829)

105 2nd St. SE. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Broaten,Einar, Jeffers,J.H.

Architectural Style:

Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Franklin County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000772)

Central Ave. and 1st St., NW , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Allen,T. D.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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Franklin County G. A. R. Soldiers' Memorial Hall (added 1991 - - #91001828)

Also known as Soldiers' Memorial Hall

3 Federal St. N. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Keifer,Edward Carl

Architectural Style:

Octagon Mode

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Franklin County Sheriff's Residence and Jail (added 1996 - - #96000896)

18 E. Central Ave. , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dow,D.W., P.J. Pauly & Bros.

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Government, Other

More Information:

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Hampton Double Square Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000834)

Roughly bounded by 2nd Ave., 1st Ave., the alley W of 1st St. and alley E of Federal , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Liebble, Norse and Rasmussen, Allen, T.D.

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Federal, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Hotel, Organizational, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Organizational, Post Office, Religious Structure, Specialty Store, Theater

More Information:

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Hampton Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004737)

4 Federal St. , Hampton

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Owner:

Local

Harriman, Dr. O. B., House (added 1987 - - #87000011)

26 Tenth St. NW , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Harriman,Dr. O.B.

Area of Significance:

Social History

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

More Information:

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Maysville Schoolhouse (added 1981 - - #81000237)

S of Hampton , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Reeve Electric Association Plant (added 1990 - - #89002307)

Also known as Federated Cooperative Power Association;Hampton,Bradford,or

RR 1, SW of Hampton , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Reeve, Leander, House (added 1979 - - #79000896)

SE of Hampton on IA 134 , Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Reeve,Leander

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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St. John's Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000726)

Hampton, Hampton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1875-1974 AD

Wood, Herman, Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001431)

US 65 , Iowa Falls

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wood,Herman

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

More Information:

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