Cherokee County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Illinois Central Railroad Yard--Cherokee, Cherokee Commercial Historic District, Illinois Central Railroad Yard--Cherokee.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cherokee County places including Illinois Central Railroad, Warren Wilfred Beach and Beuttler and Arnold. Prominent architectural styles found in Cherokee Country are Late Victorian and Classical Revival.