National Register of Historic Places

Lee County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District and Iowa State Penitentiary Cellhouses Historic District, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District, Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District and Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lee County places including Hugh L. Cooper, Montgomery Meigs, Henry Jackson Liebbe, Henry Franz Liebbe, O.C. Simonds, J.M. Dunham, C.F. Morse and Barry Byrne. Prominent architectural styles found in Lee Country are Late Victorian, Federal and Greek Revival.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000100)

902 Ave. H , Fort Madison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunham,J.M., Morse,C.F.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District (added 2005 - - #05001020)

2469 IA 2 , Fort Madison

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Processing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000852)

Centered on Ave. G, from near 6th St., to mid-900 Blk, inc. Ave. H from 7th to 9th , Fort Madison

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Federal, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Organizational, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Organizational, Professional, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Herschler, Christian and Katharina, House, Barn and Outbuildings Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000064)

Jct. of 6th and Green Sts. , Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Iowa State Penitentiary Cellhouses Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001663)

Also known as Cellhouse 18;Cellhouse 19;Cellhouse 20

Jct. of Avenue G and US 61 , Fort Madison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Liebbe,Henry Jackson, Liebbe,Henry Franz

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000179)

Also known as 78001234, Keokuk Lock and Dam

525 N. Water St. , Keokuk

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cooper, Hugh L., Meigs, Montgomery

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Maritime History, Economics, Commerce, Military, Politics/Government, Social History, Engineering, Industry, Conservation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Federal

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Water-Related

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Water-Related

Sharon Cemetery Historic District (added 1991 - - #90002133)

Also known as Sharon Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

Co. Rd. J40 about 3 mi. E of Van Buren Co. line , Farmington

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simonds,O.C.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery

The Park Place--Grand Avenue Residential District (added 2002 - - #02001020)

4th at Park Place and Orleans St. and N up Grand Ave. to Rand Park , Keokuk

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Byrne, Barry

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling