Iowa - Story County - Vacant / Not In Use
Story County Iowa (Vacant / Not In Use) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Marston Water Tower, Roosevelt School, Sheldahl First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sigma Sigma-Delta Chi Fraternity House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Story County places including Anson Marston, Osmund Sheldalh, Bailie & Cowgill Kimball and Elvin & Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Story Country are Beaux Arts, Classical Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Marston Water Tower (added 1982 - - #82002644)
Iowa State University campus , Ames
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marston,Anson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Water Works
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Roosevelt School (added 2010 - - #10000055)
921 9th St. , Ames
Dagwin57, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Elvin & Co., Kimball, Bailie & Cowgill
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Sheldahl First Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (added 1984 - - #84001599)
3rd and Willow Sts. , Sheldahl
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sheldalh,Osmund
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Sigma Sigma-Delta Chi Fraternity House (added 2008 - - #08000684)
Also known as Delta Chi Fraternity House, Sigma Sigma Fraternity House
405 Hayward Ave. , Ames
Dagwin57, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Educational Related Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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