List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa
The List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa contains the landmarks designated by the U.S. Federal Government for the U.S. state of Iowa.
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Iowa National Historic Landmarks (clickable map)
There are 26 National Historic Landmarks (NHLs) in Iowa.
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National Historic Landmark District |
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National Historic Site |
* | Delisted Landmark |
Current NHLs
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Amana Colonies | Amana Colonies |
June 23, 1965 (#66000336) |
Middle Amana 41°47′59″N 91°55′15″W |
Iowa | Amana Villages community, historic and modern. |
2 | Blood Run Site | ![]() Blood Run Site |
May 22, 1970 (#70000246) |
Granite, IA and Shindler, SD 43°28′N 96°35′W |
Lyon, IA and Lincoln, SD | An archaeological site, overlapping into South Dakota. |
3 | Davis Oriole Earthlodge Site | ![]() Davis Oriole Earthlodge Site |
October 16, 2012 (#12001018) |
Glenwood 41°04′16″N 95°47′12″W |
Mills | A well-preserved Plains Indian lodge archaeological site; located in Pony Creek Park |
4 | Grenville M. Dodge House | ![]() Grenville M. Dodge House |
November 5, 1961 (#66000338) |
Council Bluffs 41°15′18″N 95°50′53″W |
Pottawattamie | |
5 | Dubuque County Jail | ![]() Dubuque County Jail |
May 28, 1987 (#72000473) |
Dubuque 42°30′06″N 90°39′53″W |
Dubuque | |
6 | The Farm House | ![]() The Farm House |
July 19, 1964 (#66000339) |
Ames 42°01′41″N 93°38′32″W |
Story | Home of agriculturist and teacher Seagram A. Knapp and of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson, now on Iowa State University campus. |
7 | Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School | ![]() Fort Des Moines Provisional Army Officer Training School |
May 30, 1974 (#74000805) |
Des Moines 41.526606°N 93.615233°W 41°31′36″N 93°36′55″W |
Polk | Training site for black officers in World War I. |
8 | George M. Verity (towboat) | George M. Verity (towboat) |
December 20, 1989 (#89002459) |
Keokuk 40°23′29″N 91°22′21″W |
Lee | One of three surviving steam-powered towboats in the United States, this ship pioneered on upper Mississippi in a certain way, leading to large private industry. |
9 | William P. Hepburn House | ![]() William P. Hepburn House |
December 8, 1976 (#73000736) |
Clarinda 40°44′30″N 95°02′31″W |
Page | |
10 | Reverend George B. Hitchcock House | ![]() Reverend George B. Hitchcock House |
February 17, 2006 (#77000500) |
Lewis 41°18′12″N 95°06′12″W |
Cass | |
11 | Herbert Hoover Birthplace | ![]() Herbert Hoover Birthplace |
June 23, 1965 (#66000110) |
West Branch 41°40′07″N 91°20′53″W |
Cedar | Two-room cottage birthplace of Herbert Hoover, 31st U.S. President. |
12 | Indian Village Site (Witrock Area) | ![]() Indian Village Site (Witrock Area) |
July 19, 1964 (#66000888) |
Sutherland 42°58′50″N 95°25′22″W |
O'Brien | An archaeological site. |
13 | Kimball Village Site | ![]() Kimball Village Site |
December 23, 2016 (#100000835) |
Westfield |
Plymouth | Late Prehistoric Plains Village site. |
14 | Lone Star (towboat) | ![]() Lone Star (towboat) |
December 20, 1989 (#89002461) |
LeClaire 41°35′54″N 90°20′33″W |
Scott | A towboat. |
15 | Merchants' National Bank | ![]() Merchants' National Bank |
January 7, 1976 (#76000804) |
Grinnell 41°44′32″N 92°43′33″W |
Poweshiek | Louis Sullivan-designed bank building on a corner in Grinnell. |
16 | Julien Dubuque's Mines | ![]() Julien Dubuque's Mines |
November 4, 1993 (#88002662) |
Dubuque 42°28′07″N 90°38′47″W |
Dubuque | Historic district including Julien Dubuque Monument and archaeological sites relating to early lead mining in area. |
17 | Old Capitol | ![]() Old Capitol |
January 7, 1976 (#72000475) |
Iowa City 41°39′34″N 91°32′08″W |
Johnson | It is one of the five-building Pentacrest, another NRHP. |
18 | Phipps Site | July 19, 1964 (#66000335) |
Cherokee |
Cherokee | An archaeological site. | |
19 | Sergeant Floyd (towboat) | ![]() Sergeant Floyd (towboat) |
May 5, 1989 (#89001079) |
Sioux City 42°29′28″N 96°25′07″W |
Woodbury | Another of just 3 steam-powered towboats surviving. |
20 | Sergeant Floyd Monument | ![]() Sergeant Floyd Monument |
June 30, 1960 (#66000340) |
Sioux City 42°27′38″N 96°22′39″W |
Woodbury | Monument to the only member of the 1805 Lewis and Clark expedition who died during the trip. First declared U.S. National Historic Landmark. |
21 | Terrace Hill | ![]() Terrace Hill |
July 31, 2003 (#03001036) |
Des Moines 41°35′00″N 93°38′56″W |
Polk | Governor's mansion on hilltop in what is now downtown Des Moines. |
22 | Toolesboro Mound Group | ![]() Toolesboro Mound Group |
May 23, 1966 (#66000337) |
Toolesboro 41°09′N 91°03′W |
Louisa | Mound site. |
23 | Van Allen and Company Department Store | Van Allen and Company Department Store |
January 7, 1976 (#76000753) |
Clinton 41°50′28″N 90°11′18″W |
Clinton | A Louis Sullivan-designed 4 story building, now apartments over commercial space. |
24 | James B. Weaver House | ![]() James B. Weaver House |
May 15, 1975 (#75000680) |
Bloomfield 40°45′19″N 92°24′45″W |
Davis | Home of James Weaver. |
25 | William M. Black (dredge) | ![]() William M. Black (dredge) |
April 27, 1992 (#82002618) |
Dubuque 42°29′43″N 90°39′44″W |
Dubuque | Sidewheel dredge operated by U.S. Corps of Engineers. |
26 | Woodbury County Courthouse | ![]() Woodbury County Courthouse |
June 19, 1996 (#73000744) |
Sioux City 42°29′50″N 96°24′20″W |
Woodbury | One of finest Prairie School buildings in the United States. |
Former Iowa NHLs
- President (steamboat) formerly in Davenport, Iowa, relocated to Mississippi and thence to Alton, Illinois
National Park Service areas in Iowa
- Effigy Mounds National Monument
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (also an NHL, listed above)
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
External links
- "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Iowa (24)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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