Iowa - Van Buren County - Historic Districts
Van Buren County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bentonsport, Lacey--Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C), Lacey--Keosauqua State Park, Lodge and Picnic Area (Area A) and Lacey--Keosauqua State Park, Picnic and Custodial Group (Area B) and Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Van Buren County places including Ames Central Design Office. Prominent architectural styles found in Van Buren Country are Federal and Gothic Revival.

Bentonsport (added 1972 - - #72000482)
E of Keosauqua on the Des Moines River , Keosauqua
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District (added 1989 - - #89000313)
Also known as See Also:Meek's Flour Mill;Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and
Roughly bounded by Second St., Washington St., Des Moines River, and Richard St. , Bonaparte
Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Park, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District (added 1999 - - #99000832)
Also known as Archeological Site 13VB200, Architectural Site No. 89-006-093
411-419 First St. , Bonaparte
TheCatalyst31, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Industry, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
England, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Lacey--Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C) (added 1990 - - #90001670)
Also known as Van Buren Park
Off IA 1 on S bank of Des Moines R. , Keosauqua
LittleT889, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Central Design Office,Ames
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Lacey--Keosauqua State Park, Lodge and Picnic Area (Area A) (added 1990 - - #90001668)
Also known as Van Buren Park
Off IA 1 on S bank of Des Moines R. , Keosauqua
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Central Design Office,Ames
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Lacey--Keosauqua State Park, Picnic and Custodial Group (Area B) (added 1990 - - #90001669)
Also known as Van Buren Park
Off IA 1 on S bank of Des Moines R. , Keosauqua
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Central Design Office,Ames
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Park
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
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