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

Pottawattamie County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Pottawattamie County historic places including Gen. G.M. Dodge, John G. Woodward and Thomas Hart Jr. Benton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Pottawattamie County places including Vincent Battin, Perley Hale, E.P. Schoentgen, Bell & Berlinghoff, Wickham Bros. and J. Chris Jensen. Prominent architectural styles found in Pottawattamie Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements and Late Victorian.

100 Block of West Broadway Historic District (added 2002 - - #02000455)

W. Broadway, First St., and Fourth St. , Council Bluffs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Haymarket Commercial Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000774)

Also known as Haymarket Historic District

S. Main St. , Council Bluffs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Specialty Store

Lincoln--Fairview Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000281)

Roughly bounded by W. Kanesville Blvd., Oakland Ave., Fairview Cemetery, and N. 1st St. , Council Bluffs

KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jensen, J. Chris, Battin, Vincent

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Historic Person:

Woodward, John G.

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Capitol, Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Park/Glen Avenues Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000160)

101-508 Glen Ave., 102-471 Park Ave., 209 & 301 W. Pierce, & 524 & 600 Huntington , Council Bluffs

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wickham Bros., Hale, Perley

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Federal

Historic Person:

Benton, Thomas Hart Jr.

Area of Significance:

Social History, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Public Works, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Park, Public Works, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Willow--Bluff--3rd Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #05001019)

Roughly bounded by Worth, High School Ave., Clark Ave. and W side Bluff St. , Council Bluffs

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schoentgen, E.P., Bell & Berlinghoff

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Historic Person:

Dodge, Gen. G.M.

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling