Several famous people are associated with these Adams County historic places including Nelson H. Greene and Dr. Frank R. Burroughs.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adams County places including "Uncle Jim" Kennedy, Ed Crumbley, P. Barnum, Pullman Co., Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, J. Flood Walker, Tinnel Bros., Preusse & Zittel and George Melville Rasque. Prominent architectural styles found in Adams Country are Classical Revival, Early Modern and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.