Iowa - Clayton County - Historic Districts
Clayton County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Effigy Mounds National Monument, American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District, Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District, Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Historic District and Turkey River State Preserve Archeological District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Red Ocher, Hopewell, Effigy Mound, Late Middle Woodland, Woodland) and Keyes Phase(Effmn dating back to 2999 BC.

The famous person John Thompson is associated with one of more of the Clayton County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clayton County places including Works Progress Administration, US Bureau of Fisheries, W.J. Brown, Carimir Ignatius Krajewski, Howard R. Green, E.C.W. Jacobs and Rev. Joseph H. Brinkman. Prominent architectural styles found in Clayton Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001840)
Also known as McGregor Heights
McGregor Heights Rd., N of McGregor , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Bluff Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004804)
Bluff St. between Dekalb and Pryam Sts. , Guttenberg
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Owner:
Private
Effigy Mounds National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000109)
Also known as HS-%M1-96;
3 mi. N of Marquette on IA 76 , Marquette
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Red Ocher, Hopewell
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
Elkader Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000095)
Portions of 100 & 200 blks. of Main St. & side streets., Elkader
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001222)
River Park Dr. Between Lessing and Pearl Sts. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
Front Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04001009)
Also known as South River Park Drive Historic District
Selected properties on South First, Prince, Goethe, Herder and Schiller Sts. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Green, Howard R., Brown, W.J.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001833)
Also known as Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery
315 S. River Park Dr. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration, US Bureau of Fisheries
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site
McGregor Commercial Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001033)
100-300 blks of Main St., 100-200 blks. of A St. , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jacobs, E.C.W.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
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:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Music Facility, Park, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Financial Institution, Hotel, Post Office, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Motor Townsite (added 1977 - - #77000502)
Also known as Motor Mill
E of Elkader , Elkader
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Thompson,John,et al.
Significant Year:
1875, 1868
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
St. Mary's Catholic Church Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000817)
Also known as St. Mary Catholic Church Historic District
502,518,520 S. Second St., 214 Herder St. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brinkman, Rev. Joseph H., Krajewski, Carimir Ignatius
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Ethnic Heritage, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Religious Structure, School
Turkey River State Preserve Archeological District (added 1990 - - #90000774)
Also known as Turkey River Mound Group;13CT1;13CT10;13CT254
Address Restricted , Millville
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Effigy Mound, Late Middle Woodland, Woodland),Keyes Phase(Effmn
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Ceremonial Site, Graves/Burials, Mortuary, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Park
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