Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Iowa - Greene County
Greene County Iowa has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Frantz Round Barn and Squirrel Hollow County Park Historic District, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot--Jefferson, Gallup, George H., House and Greene County Courthouse.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Greene County places including CWA,PWA,and WPA labor, Iowa State Col Central Design Office, Beecher Lamb, Iowa Highway Commission, Lincoln Highway Association, Greene County, Iowa Bridge Co., Mayer,C.F., & Co., and Building Department and Empire Construction Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Greene Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Late Victorian.

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Depot--Jefferson (added 1994 - - #93000326)
Also known as Milwaukee Depot
507 E. Lincoln Way , Jefferson
Dtbrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
and Building Department, Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Bridge
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Frantz Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001432)
Off US 30 , Grand Junction
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lamb,Beecher
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:
archives document
Gallup, George H., House (added 1985 - - #85001581)
703 S. Chestnut St. , Jefferson
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Classical Revival, Queen Anne
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:
archives document
Greene County Courthouse (added 1978 - - #78001222)
E. Lincoln Way and Chestnut Sts. , Jefferson
Dtbrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Proudfoot,Bird & Rawson
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
More Information:
archives document
Jefferson Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004742)
200 W. Lincoln Way , Jefferson
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Owner:
Local
Jefferson Square Commercial Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000503)
Courthouse Sq. and fronting blocks of N. Wilson, N. Chestnut, E. Lincoln, E. State & 115 S. Wilson Sts., Jefferson
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway Marker (1) (added 1993 - - #93000163)
Address Restricted , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Lincoln Highway Marker (2) (added 1993 - - #93000164)
Also known as See Also:Greene County Courthouse
Jct. of Lincoln Way and Chestnut Sts. , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--Buttrick's Creek Abandoned Segment (added 1993 - - #93000166)
Approximately 3.5 mi. E of Jefferson on S side of Buttrick's Cr. bridge , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--Buttrick's Creek to Grand Junction Segment (added 1993 - - #93000167)
Also known as County Road E53
From Buttrick's Cr. E to IA 144 , Grand Junction
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--Grand Junction Segment (added 1993 - - #93000168)
Also known as County Road E53
Through and 1 mi. E of Grand Junction, S of Chicago & Northwestern RR tracks , Grand Junction
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--Little Beaver Creek Bridge (added 1993 - - #93000170)
2.5 mi. E and 1 mi. N of Grand Junction across Little Beaver Cr. , Grand Junction
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--Raccoon River Rural Segment (added 1993 - - #93000162)
Also known as County Road E53
Co. Rd. E53 approximately 0.1 mi. W of Jefferson City limits, going W across Raccoon R. , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Iowa Highway Commission
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--West Beaver Creek Abandoned Segment (added 1993 - - #93000169)
Approximately 1 mi. E of Grand Junction between Chicago & Northwestern RR tracks and US 30 , Grand Junction
Mclarenj, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Highway--West Greene County Rural Segment (added 1993 - - #93000161)
Also known as County Road E39;County Road E65
N from jct. of IA 25 and US 30, approximately 0.5 mi. N of Scranton, then W to jct. with US 30 , Scranton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Lincoln Statue (added 1993 - - #93000165)
Also known as See Also:Greene County Courthouse
Jct. of Lincoln Way and Chestnut Sts. , Jefferson
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Street Furniture/Object
More Information:
archives document
Squirrel Hollow County Park Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001835)
E bank of N. Raccoon R. SE of Jefferson , Jefferson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
CWA,PWA,and WPA labor, Central Design Office,Iowa State Col
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cedar (added 1992 - - #92000840)
Also known as Cedar Catholic Church
4 mi. W of Churdan on E 19, .5 mi. N on gravel rd. , Churdan
Mclarenj, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mayer,C.F., & Co., Steele,William LeBarthe
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
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