Iowa - Lee County - Historic Districts
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
ChristopherFfolger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
DanMS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Park--to--Park Residential Historic District (added 2014 - - #14001069)
Fort Madison, Fort Madison
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Hunterwallingford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Smallbones, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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