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

Linn County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 29 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District and May's Island Historic District, Ash Park Historic District, Bever Woods Historic District and Bohemian Commercial Historic District.

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

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Linn County places including Hunter & Hatton, James A. Wetmore, Charles A. Dieman, E.A & Dennison, Josias L. Minor, Frederick B. Notbohm, Abe Meyer, Dick et al. Woods, Daniel C. Hartung and Amos H. Connor. Prominent architectural styles found in Linn Country are Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Ash Park Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000899)

5th--7th Aves. N, between 6th and 8th Sts. NW , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hartung, Daniel C.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

B Avenue NE Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000692)

B Ave., NE. from 15th to 21st Sts., Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Bever Woods Historic District (added 2023 - - #100008668)

Grande Ave. SE, 21st St. SE, Bever Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Bohemian Commercial Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000096)

Roughly bounded by 9th Ave. SE., 4th St. SE., 14th Ave. SE., 15th Ave. SW., C St. SW., 17th Ave SW. & A St. SW., Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dennison, E.A &, Hirons, F.C., Fulkerson, W. A., Novonty, Vaclav, A

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, European, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Bohemian Commercial Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001539)

1000 to 1300 Blks of 3rd St. SE and 100 to 200 Blcks of 14ths Ave SE , Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dennison & Hirons

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Financial Institution, Meeting Hall, Mortuary, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Business, Department Store, Financial Institution, Mortuary, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Cedar Rapids 2nd Avenue SE. Automobile Row Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000749)

Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000757)

Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1974 AD

Central City Commercial Historic District (added 2003 - - #02001027)

E. Main St. 300-400 blk., N. 4th St. to Commercial , Central City

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sigmund, Paul

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Fire Station, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Storage

Coggon Commercial Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004229)

East Main Street between 1st Street South and 3rd Street North, Coggon

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1887-1931 AD

Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001456)

Also known as See Also:King Memorial Chapel

Roughly bounded by RR tracks, College Blvd., N. 10th, N. 8th, and S. 3rd Aves., N. 2nd and S. 4th Sts. , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Dows Street Historic District (added 2003 - - #02001026)

Dows St. bet. State and Main Sts. , Ely

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation, Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Fire Station, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Storage

Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District (added 2003 - - #03000476)

0.5 mi. N of jct. of Matsell Ln. and Stone City Rd. , Viola

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Wood, Grant

Significant Year:

1931

Area of Significance:

Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Road-Related, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Animal Facility, Natural Feature, Single Dwelling

Janko, Jan F. and Antonie, Farmstead District (added 2000 - - #00001079)

Also known as Site No. 57-00620

4021 Vista Rd. , Ely

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Janko, Jan F.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Klinsky Farmstead Historic District (added 2025 - - #100011413)

1534 Ivanhoe Road, Ely

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Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Ethnic Heritage-Other-Ethnic

Lisbon Main Street Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004555)

101-145 E. and W. Main St., 102-122 W. Main St., Lisbon

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Ethnic Heritage, European

Period of Significance:

1875-1952 AD

Marion Commercial Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000930)

560-748 10th., 958-1298 7th Ave., 760-96 11th St., 766-76 13th St., 1108 8th Ave., and 969 6th Ave. , Marion

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Connor, Amos H., Dieman, Charles A.

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Library, Meeting Hall, Monument/Marker, Mortuary, Religious Structure, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Monument/Marker, Museum, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

May's Island Historic District (added 1978 - - #78001240)

Between 1st and 5th Aves. on May Island , Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetmore,James A., Hunter & Hatton

Architectural Style:

Moderne, Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Federal, Local

Historic Function:

Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Capitol, Civic, Correctional Facility, Government Office

Current Function:

Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

Capitol, Civic, Correctional Facility, Government Office

Meyers Farmstead Historic District (added 2021 - - #100006183)

300 West Market St., Lisbon

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Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Minor, Josias L. and Elizabeth A., Farmstead District (added 2000 - - #00001080)

Also known as Site No. 57-00508

7500 Ely Rd. , Ely

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Minor, Josias L.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Monroe Elementary School Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000751)

Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974 AD

Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000898)

1st St. between 2nd and 1st Aves., N. , Mount Vernon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Josselyn and Taylor

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Notbohm Mill Archaeological District (added 2000 - - #99001383)

Also known as Lafayette Mill, Site 13LN296

Address Restricted , Alburnett

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Industry, Engineering, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Processing

Current Function:

Other

Oak Hill Cemetery Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000243)

Roughly bounded by Mt. Vernon Rd., SE., 15th St., SE., S.& E. lot lines, Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European, Landscape Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Our Mother of Sorrows Grotto Historic District (added 2015 - - #14000213)

Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949 AD

Podhajsky--Jansa Farmstead District (added 2000 - - #00001082)

Also known as Site No. 57-05506

Hoosier Creek Rd. , Ely

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jansa, Albert

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Pucker Street Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001013)

Bounded by 13th St., 9th Ave., 20th St., and 8th Ave. , Marion

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pyle, Glenn O., Dieman, Charles A.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Redmond Park--Grande Avenue Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000994)

Roughly bounded by US 151, Nineteenth St., and Washington Ave. , Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Park, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Park, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Second and Third Avenue Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000926)

1400 to 1800 blks of Second Ave. SE and Third Ave. SE , Cedar Rapids

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Josselyn & Taylor

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Terrace Park Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000953)

Roughly bounded by 10th Ave., 9th Ave., 11th St. and E side of 12th St. , Marion

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling