Historic Districts
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Iowa - Clayton County
Clayton County Iowa has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 12 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Effigy Mounds National Monument, American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District, County Road Bridge 15, Dry Run Bridge and Eckert House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Red Ocher and Hopewell dating back to 2999 BC.

The famous person Timothy Davis is associated with one of more of the Clayton County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Clayton County places including A.C. Boyle, US Bureau of Fisheries, Byrne & Blade, M. Tschirgi, Nelson Beeler, Henry Eckert, Josef Vogt, A.J. Nading, Works Progress Administration, Davis,O. F. and et. al.. Prominent architectural styles found in Clayton Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Albertus Building (added 1979 - - #79000891)
Also known as Gutenberg Haus
222 Park River Dr. , Guttenberg
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
American House (added 2001 - - #01000913)
Also known as American Hotel;Evans Hotel, Ryan House
116 Main St. , McGregor
Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
American School of Wild Life Protection Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001840)
Also known as McGregor Heights
McGregor Heights Rd., N of McGregor , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
More Information:
archives document
Bauer House (added 1983 - - #83004802)
418 S. Third St. , Guttenberg
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Owner:
Private
Berns House (added 1983 - - #83004803)
602--606 N. Bluff St. , Guttenberg
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Owner:
Private
Bloedel, Christian, Wagon Works (added 2009 - - #09000765)
Also known as THe Brick Shop, Bloedel & Son Wagon Works
524-526 Main St. , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bluff Street Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004804)
Bluff St. between Dekalb and Pryam Sts. , Guttenberg
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Owner:
Private
Bolsinger House (added 1983 - - #83004805)
10 China St. , Guttenberg
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Owner:
Private
Borrett Stone House (added 1983 - - #83004806)
208 S. First St. , Guttenberg
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Breiman House (added 1983 - - #83004807)
109 N. Third St. , Guttenberg
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Carter House (added 1976 - - #76000744)
Also known as Reimer,W.C.,House
101 High St., SE , Elkader
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Chicago House (added 1983 - - #83004808)
5 Goethe St. , Guttenberg
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Clayton County Courthouse (added 1976 - - #76000745)
111 High St. , Elkader
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Davis,O. F.,et. al.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Monument/Marker
More Information:
archives document
Clayton School (added 1974 - - #74000778)
1st St. , Clayton
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Civic
More Information:
archives document
County Road Bridge 15 (added 2003 - - #98000804)
Also known as IA DOT Structure 119670
County road over unnamed stream , Elkader
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boyle, A.C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Davis, Timothy, House (added 1976 - - #76000746)
Also known as Witt Funeral Home
405 1st St., NW , Elkader
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Davis,Timothy
Significant Year:
1860
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Mortuary
More Information:
archives document
Dry Run Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000803)
Town street over Dry Run , Littleport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Nading, A.J., Boyle, A.C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Dubbel's Harness Shop (added 1983 - - #83004809)
512 S. First St. , Guttenberg
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Dunker's Winery (added 1983 - - #83004810)
426 Acre St. , Guttenberg
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Eckert House (added 1984 - - #84001216)
413 S. 1st St. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Eckert,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Eckert House (added 1983 - - #83004811)
411 S. First St. , Guttenberg
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Effigy Mounds National Monument (added 1966 - - #66000109)
Also known as HS-%M1-96;
3 mi. N of Marquette on IA 76 , Marquette
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Red Ocher, Hopewell
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
archives document
Eglseder House (added 1983 - - #83004812)
121 N. First St. , Guttenberg
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Elkader Downtown Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000095)
Portions of 100 & 200 blks. of Main St. & side streets., Elkader
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
More Information:
archives document
Elkader Keystone Bridge (added 1976 - - #76000747)
Bridge St. , Elkader
Cropbot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Byrne & Blade, Tschirgi,M.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Elkader Opera House (added 1976 - - #76000748)
207 N. Main , Elkader
Kev319, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Theater
More Information:
archives document
Fahlings Boot and Shoe Shop (added 1983 - - #83004813)
11 Herder St. , Guttenberg
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Farmers' State Bank (added 2018 - - #100002983)
502 Washington Street, Volga
Patrick B Dillon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1912-1931 AD
Felder House (added 1983 - - #83004814)
223 S. Second St. , Guttenberg
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First Congregational Church (added 1977 - - #77000504)
Also known as Garnavillo Historical Museum
Washington St. , Garnavillo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Civic, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Fleck Warehouse (added 1983 - - #83004815)
10 Schiller St. , Guttenberg
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Franklin Hotel (added 1999 - - #99000740)
102 Elkader St. , Strawberry Point
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Post Office, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Freidline House (added 1983 - - #83004817)
302 S. First St. , Guttenberg
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Friedlein Hotel (added 1983 - - #83004816)
310 N. Third St. , Guttenberg
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Front Street (River Park Drive) Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001222)
River Park Dr. Between Lessing and Pearl Sts. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Specialty Store
More Information:
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Front Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2004 - - #04001009)
Also known as South River Park Drive Historic District
Selected properties on South First, Prince, Goethe, Herder and Schiller Sts. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Green, Howard R., Brown, W.J.
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Financial Institution, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Fuerste House (added 1984 - - #84001223)
503 S. 1st St. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Garnavillo Township Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000807)
County road over unnamed stream , Garnavillo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Boyle, A.C.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
archives document
Garnavillo Township Culvert (added 1998 - - #98000805)
County road over unnamed stream , Garnavillo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vogt, Josef
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Transportation
More Information:
archives document
Goedert Meat Market (added 1996 - - #96001159)
Also known as Main Street Mall
322 Main St. , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bogardus,John, Mesker Bros.
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Guttenberg Corn Canning Co. (added 1984 - - #84001226)
413 N. 3rd St. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Beeler,Nelson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
More Information:
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Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium Historic District (added 1991 - - #91001833)
Also known as Guttenberg National Fish Hatchery
315 S. River Park Dr. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Works Progress Administration, US Bureau of Fisheries
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal, State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site
More Information:
archives document
Guttenberg State Bank (added 1984 - - #84001228)
15 Goethe St. , Guttenberg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution
More Information:
archives document
Hartwick House (added 1987 - - #78001211)
W of McGregor on U.S. 18 , McGregor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage
Huene Building (added 1983 - - #83004818)
15 Herder St. , Guttenberg
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I.O.O.F. Hall (added 1979 - - #79000890)
Also known as Garnavillo Lodge Hall
Centre St. , Garnavillo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Ihm House (added 1983 - - #83004819)
127 N. First St. , Guttenberg
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Jefferson--Freidlein Hotel (added 1983 - - #83004820)
106 Schiller St. , Guttenberg
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Kann House (added 1983 - - #83004821)
603 S. Second St. , Guttenberg
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Kappen House (added 1983 - - #83004822)
1218 S. Bluff St. , Guttenberg
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