Historic Districts
Iowa - Adair County
Adair County Iowa has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Catalpa and Adair Viaduct, Adair County Courthouse, Chicago,Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: Stuart Passenger Station and Loucks Grove Church.

The famous person Henry Catwell Wallace is associated with one of more of the Adair County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adair County places including Iowa State Highway Commission, Federal Bridge Co., S.E. Maxon, C. E. Bell and F. Kent. Prominent architectural styles found in Adair Country are Romanesque, Classical Revival and Gothic.

Adair County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000224)
Iowa Ave. and 1st St. , Greenfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Maxon,S.E.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Adair Viaduct (added 1998 - - #98000775)
Business 80 over IAIS RR , Adair
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Federal Bridge Co., Iowa State Highway Commission
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:
Catalpa (added 1974 - - #74000776)
Also known as Wallace Farm
SE of Greenfield , Greenfield
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Wallace,Henry Catwell,et al.
Significant Year:
1921, 1948, 1887
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture
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
More Information:
Chicago,Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: Stuart Passenger Station (added 1980 - - #80001428)
Front St. , Stuart
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Greenfield Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004734)
215 S. First St. , Greenfield
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Owner:
Local
Hotel Greenfield (added 2011 - - #11000812)
110 E. Iowa St., Greenfield
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
More Information:
Loucks Grove Church (added 1995 - - #95001314)
Also known as Wahtawah Christian Church
7 mi. N of jct. of IA 25 and IA 92, then 3 mi. E and 1.5 mi. N on unnamed co. rd. , Greenfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Gothic
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Warren Opera House Block and Hetherington Block (added 1979 - - #79000880)
156 Public Sq. , Greenfield
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kent,F., Bell,C. E.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Music Facility, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
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