Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Iowa - Jones County
Jones County Iowa has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Anamosa Public Library, Farm No. 1, Iowa Men's Reformatory, Fremont Mill Bridge, Green, John A., Estate and Hale Bridge.

Several famous people are associated with these Jones County historic places including Grant Wood, Dr. Martin H. Calkins and Col. William Tuckerman Shaw.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jones County places including King Iron Bridge Company, John A. Green, Henry Franz Liebbe, Dwight H. Perkins, Massillon Iron Bridge Company, Guido Beck, William Foster, Morse Bridge Company, Reuben Ely Jr. and Otto Braun. Prominent architectural styles found in Jones Country are Italianate, Romanesque and Late Gothic Revival.

Anamosa Main Street Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001381)
200-300 block W. Main St., 100 block E. Main St., 100 block N. and S. Ford St., 100 block N. Garnavillo St. , Anamosa
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McDaniel, S.S., Shaw, William T.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Early Commercial
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Organizational, Processing, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Museum, Organizational, Organizational, Specialty Store, Theater
More Information:
archives document
Anamosa Public Library (added 1983 - - #83000380)
100 E. 1st St. , Anamosa
Werewombat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Perkins,Dwight H.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
archives document
Antioch School (added 2001 - - #00001654)
IA 64, 4 mi. E. of Anamosa , Anamosa
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harvey, Edward M.
Historic Person:
Wood, Grant
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Booth, Edmund and Mary Ann Walworth, House (added 2013 - - #13000067)
125 S. Ford St., Anamosa
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Booth, Edmund
Area of Significance:
Health/Medicine, Communications, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Business Part of Olin Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000907)
Olin, Olin
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Caulkins, Dr. Martin H., House and Office (added 1982 - - #82002625)
Washington and Main Sts. , Wyoming
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Calkins,Dr. Martin H.
Significant Year:
1895, 1860
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
More Information:
archives document
Corbett's/Eby's Mill Bridge (added 1985 - - #85000722)
Also known as Eby's Mill Bridge
Spans Maquoketa River, Scotch Grove Township , Scotch Grove
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Ely's Stone Bridge (added 1979 - - #79000908)
NW of Monticello at Hardscrabble Rd. , Monticello
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ely,Reuben,Jr., Ely,Reuben,Sr.
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Farm No. 1, Iowa Men's Reformatory (added 1992 - - #92001664)
Also known as West Farm
Co. Trunk Hwy. E28 W of Buffalo Cr. , Ahnamosa
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Government
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Correctional Facility
More Information:
archives document
Farwell, S. S., House (added 1979 - - #79000909)
301 N. Chestnut St. , Monticello
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Fremont Mill Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000537)
Pedestrian path over small pond in Central Park , Anamosa
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Massillon Iron Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
More Information:
archives document
Green, John A., Estate (added 1978 - - #78001232)
Also known as Green-Nissen Estate
W of Anamosa off U.S. 151 , Anamosa
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Green,John A.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1932, 1933, 1886
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Hale Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000539)
Wapsipinicon River, near the mouth of Dutch Creek , Anamosa
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
King Iron Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Iowa Men's Reformatory Cemetery (added 1992 - - #92001665)
Also known as Boot Hill Cemetery
Co. Trunk Hwy. E28 W of Buffalo Cr. , Anamosa
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Area of Significance:
Law, Landscape Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Funerary, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Funerary, Government
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Correctional Facility
More Information:
archives document
Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001667)
Also known as Additional Penitentiary;The Reformatory
N. High St. , Anamosa
Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Liebbe,Henry Franz, Foster,William
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
More Information:
archives document
Jones County Court House (added 2003 - - #03000822)
Also known as PWA Docket IA 1068-F
500 W. Main St. , Anamosa
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dougher, Rich and Woodburn
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
More Information:
archives document
Lower Road Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000536)
Buffalo Rd. over branch of Wapsipinicon R. , Anamosa
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
King Iron Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Moore's Ford Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000538)
25th Ave. over White Water Cr. , Monticello City
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Morse Bridge Company
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Odd Fellows Hall (added 1985 - - #85001377)
203 W. 1st St. , Monticello
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carpenter & Cavell
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Rick's Brewery (added 1999 - - #99000312)
Also known as Old Brewery, Minnie Creek Brewery
12412 Buffalo Rd. , Anamosa
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rick, Michael F., Kohl, John B.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Processing, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Scotch Grove Historic District (added 2014 - - #13001137)
Jct. of IA 38, 116th Ave. & Cty. Rd. E17, Monticello
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Shaw, Col. William T. and Elizabeth C., House (added 1992 - - #92001636)
Also known as Shaw House
509 S. Oak St. , Anamosa
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa
Historic Person:
Shaw,Col. William Tuckerman
Significant Year:
1872
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (added 2005 - - #05000904)
12472 Jones Cty Rd. X28 , Stone City
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Braun, Otto, Beck, Guido
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
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
St. Luke's Methodist Church (added 2002 - - #01001461)
Also known as Monticello Heritage and Cultural Center, St. Luke's United Methodist Church
211 N. Sycamore , Monticello
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cram & Ferguson
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Auditorium, Museum
More Information:
archives document
State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory (added 1992 - - #92001666)
Unnamed rd. along E side of Buffalo Cr. NW of Anamosa , Anamosa
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility
More Information:
archives document
Stone City Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001099)
12828-12573 Stone City Rd., 12392-12340 Dearborn Rd., 12381-12551 County Rd. X28 , Anamosa
Kepper66, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Green, John A., Beck, Guido
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Historic Person:
Wood, Grant
Area of Significance:
Art, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wapsipinicon State Park Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000669)
21301 Cty. Rd. E34, Anamosa
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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