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

Monroe County Iowa has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buxton Historic Townsite and Clark Round Barn, Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District, Brick Gothic House and Elbert-Bates House.

The famous person Nathan E. Kendall is associated with one of more of the Monroe County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Monroe County places including Charles Henry Clark Sr., A. E. Noble, Carr & Cullen, Fr. Timothy Clifford, William Phinny, Arvine W. White, John Jones, Rowson,James,& Sons, O.O. Smith and Dunham & Jordan. Prominent architectural styles found in Monroe Country are Classical Revival, Gothic and Italianate.

Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000007)

Roughly bounded by the alley of S. and N. Clinton, E. and W. A Ave., N. and S. 2nd St., and E. and W. 2nd Ave. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Warehouse

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Brick Gothic House (added 1994 - - #94000351)

1.25 mi. S of Albia, 0.75 mi. E of IA 5, 0.5 mi. W of T35 , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Buxton Historic Townsite (added 1983 - - #83000392)

Also known as Buxton

Address Restricted , Lovilia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Black, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Black

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Clark Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001465)

CR T7H , Tyrone

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Clark,Charles Henry,Sr.

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:

Unknown

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Elbert-Bates House (added 1985 - - #85001379)

106 2nd Ave., W. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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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Jenkins, Dr. George A., House (added 1987 - - #87000027)

223 S. C St. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones,John

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Monroe County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000258)

Main St. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rowson,James,& Sons, Smith,O.O.

Architectural Style:

Other, Romanesque, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Noble-Kendall House (added 1984 - - #84001289)

Also known as Kendall Place

209 E. Benton Ave. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Noble,A. E.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Kendall,Nathan E.

Significant Year:

1924, 1907

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Civic

More Information:

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Perry, T. B., House (added 1983 - - #83000393)

212 Benton Ave., W. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Phinny,William, Dunham & Jordan

Architectural Style:

Other, Gothic

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (added 1992 - - #92000426)

US 34 W of Albia , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carr & Cullen, Clifford, Fr. Timothy

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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White, Arvine and Elizabeth W., House (added 1994 - - #94001100)

Also known as Frank and Harriet Q. Mercer House

309 N. Main St. , Albia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

White, Arvine W.

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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