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

Hardin County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Mills Tower Historic District, Eldora Downtown Historic District, Hardin County Home Historic District, Mills Tower Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hardin County places including Illinois Central Railroad, Truman Dudley Allen, Smith & Voohees and Willfred D. Jr. Holtzman. Prominent architectural styles found in Hardin Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Eldora Downtown Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000297)

Approximately ten blocks in downtown Eldora around the courthouse square , Eldora

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Allen, Truman Dudley

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hospital, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Courthouse, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Theater

Hardin County Home Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000275)

Also known as Hardin County Poor Farm; Hardin County Farm, Hardin County Care Facility

28483 Cty. Rd.D41 , Eldora

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Health/Medicine, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Mills Tower Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001304)

E. Rocksylvania Ave. 1/3 mi. E of Freight House , Iowa Falls

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Illinois Central Railroad

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000889)

401-714 Washington Ave., 300 blk. Stephens, & 200 & 300 blks. Oak Sts., Iowa Falls

Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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