The McKee Button Company building was constructed in 1907 as the McKee and Bliven Button Company factory. It served as the company’s headquarters and primary manufacturing facility until operations ceased in 2019, representing more than 110 years of continuous industrial use. The property is nationally significant for its association with the freshwater pearl button industry, [...]
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The House at 1316 Third Ave SE represents residential architectural styles and vernacular homes appearing in Cedar Rapids’ neighborhoods during the 2nd and 3rd Avenue Historic District’s period of significance, 1890-1940. In 1848, the land where the house now sits was part of a federal land patent granted by President James K. Polk. The property [...]
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The 1902 Oskaloosa Post Office is a two-story, masonry building with a one-story 1925 addition on the rear (east) side. The building is significant as a representative of the Italian Renaissance Revival style, applied to post office buildings constructed during the 1897-1912 tenure of James Taylor Knox as Supervising Architect of the United States Treasury [...]
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The Villages of Van Buren is a county-wide, collaborative organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and activating the historic and cultural resources of Van Buren County, Iowa. Comprised of multiple small communities, the Villages collectively steward a landscape of historic buildings, districts, museums, depots, and archeological sites that reflect Iowa’s early settlement and transportation history. The [...]
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The Montgomery Ward & Co. building is a two-story double-wide brick building constructed on a brick foundation. The building was constructed in 1909 as a two-story garage and operated as a garage, selling and servicing automobiles for 20 years. The building was remodeled so that Montgomery Ward & Co. could lease the building for a [...]
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The Russell and Glenn families have been closely tied to the history and development of Adel for well over a century, particularly through business, civic leadership, and community involvement. One of the central figures was J.W. Russell, who arrived in Adel in 1872. He founded the company that became Russell Abstract & Title, one of [...]
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The double house at 727–729 19th Street is a rare and significant example of Free Classic Victorian Queen Anne architecture within the Sherman Hill Historic District - Des Moines’ oldest residential suburb and a neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unlike many single-family Victorian homes in Sherman Hill, this structure was designed [...]
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The White Springs Ballroom opened in 1936 on Hwy. 18 just west of McGregor. It was the idea of Archie Fritz who wanted to capitalize on interest in the white sand caves located in the cliff in the back of his property. The hand-hewn caves were originally built to provide cold beer storage for the [...]
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Jacob Meyers, the son of one of Lisbon’s earliest settlers, bought this farmstead which sits on the town’s outskirts in 1881. His son, John, eventually took over the farming operations until retiring in 1940. The Meyers family raised hogs, cattle, and dairy cows as well as crops. After 1940, the Meyers family retained ownership but [...]
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For over a century, this downtown property has continuously served as a hub for local commerce and community activity in Conrad. Built in the early 1900s, this structure reflects the growth and development of Conrad during the early 20th century. The ornate façade is a blend of Romanesque Revival and Commercial styles and is representative [...]
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