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

Jones County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Farm No. 1, Iowa Men's Reformatory, Green, John A., Estate, Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District, State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory and Stone City Historic District.

The famous person Grant Wood is associated with one of more of the Jones County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jones County places including Guido Beck, William Foster, Henry Franz Liebbe, John A. Green, S.S. McDaniel and William T. Shaw. Prominent architectural styles found in Jones Country are Romanesque, Late Victorian and Early Commercial.

Anamosa Main Street Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001381)

200-300 block W. Main St., 100 block E. Main St., 100 block N. and S. Ford St., 100 block N. Garnavillo St. , Anamosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McDaniel, S.S., Shaw, William T.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Organizational, Processing, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Museum, Organizational, Organizational, Specialty Store, Theater

Business Part of Olin Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000907)

Olin, Olin

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Farm No. 1, Iowa Men's Reformatory (added 1992 - - #92001664)

Also known as West Farm

Co. Trunk Hwy. E28 W of Buffalo Cr. , Ahnamosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Government

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Correctional Facility

Green, John A., Estate (added 1978 - - #78001232)

Also known as Green-Nissen Estate

W of Anamosa off U.S. 151 , Anamosa

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Green,John A.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1932, 1933, 1886

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Unknown

Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District (added 1992 - - #92001667)

Also known as Additional Penitentiary;The Reformatory

N. High St. , Anamosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Liebbe,Henry Franz, Foster,William

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory (added 1992 - - #92001666)

Unnamed rd. along E side of Buffalo Cr. NW of Anamosa , Anamosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Stone City Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001099)

12828-12573 Stone City Rd., 12392-12340 Dearborn Rd., 12381-12551 County Rd. X28 , Anamosa

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Green, John A., Beck, Guido

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Historic Person:

Wood, Grant

Area of Significance:

Art, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business, Meeting Hall, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling