Historic Districts
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Iowa - Boone County
Boone County Iowa has 20 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 13 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Beaver Creek Bridge, Big Creek Bridge, Big Creek Bridge 2, Boone Bridge and Boone Bridge 2.

The famous person Carl Cassel is associated with one of more of the Boone County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Boone County places including James B. Marsh, N.E. & Son Construction Co. Marsh, Bird & Rawson Proudfoot, Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, Gust Carlson, Iowa State Highway Commission, J.H. Sparks, T.C. Wardell, Iowa Bridge Co. and Marsh Engineering Co.. Prominent architectural styles found in Boone Country are Chicago, Queen Anne and Renaissance.

Barkley, Alonzo J. and Flora, House (added 1995 - - #95000857)
326 Boone St. , Boone
Dtbrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Beaver Creek Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000762)
210th St. over Beaver Cr. , Ogden
GarryGardner, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marsh, N.E. & Son Construction Co., Marsh, James B.
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:
Big Creek Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000766)
2110 300th St. over Big Cr. , Madrid
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
iswedel H., Sparks, J.H.
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:
Big Creek Bridge 2 (added 1998 - - #98000767)
2130 320th St. over Big Cr. , Madrid
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marsh, N.E. & Son Construction Co., Marsh, James B.
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:
Boone Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000761)
Old US 30 over Des Moines R. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Iowa State Highway Commission
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Boone Bridge 2 (added 1998 - - #98000765)
1000 200th St. over Des Moines R. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Iowa Bridge Co.
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:
Boone County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000226)
N. State and W. 2nd Sts. , Boone
Dtbrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Vorse,Norman T.
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
Boone Viaduct (added 1978 - - #78001207)
Also known as Chicago & Northwestern Railroad:Boone Viaduct
W of Boone , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
American Bridge Co., Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
More Information:
Cassel, Carl and Ulrika Dalander, House (added 1982 - - #82002609)
415 W. 2nd St. , Madrid
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cassel,Carl
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Cassel,Carl
Significant Year:
1883, 1862
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Champlin Memorial Masonic Temple (added 1990 - - #90001853)
602 Story St. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Proudfoot & Bird
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, Birthplace (added 1978 - - #78003544)
709 Carroll St. , Boone
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Ericson Public Library (added 1983 - - #83000344)
702 Greene St. , Boone
Dtbrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Liebbe,Nourse & Rasmussen
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
Library
More Information:
Finnegan Flats (added 1983 - - #77000499)
710--718 7th St. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
First National Bank (added 1989 - - #88003232)
Also known as Citizen's National Bank
8th and Story Sts. , Boone
Dtbrey, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wardell,T.C., Proudfoot,Bird & Rawson
Architectural Style:
Other, Chicago, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
More Information:
Herman, John H., House (added 1989 - - #88003233)
Also known as Robert and Coleen Manderscheid House
711 S. Story St. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Carlson,Gust, Proudfoot,Bird & Rawson
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Perrigo-Holmes House (added 1994 - - #94001102)
Also known as J.J. and Mary Snell House;Leand A. and Myrl H. Douglass Hous
721 Carroll St. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Riekenberg, J. H., House (added 1988 - - #87002017)
310 N. Tama St. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Thoren,J.J., Edwins,Charles E.
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Squaw Creek Bridge (added 1998 - - #98000763)
120th St. and V Ave. over Squaw Cr. , Ridgeport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marsh, N.E. & Son Construction Co., Marsh, James B.
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:
Squaw Creek Bridge 2 (added 1998 - - #98000764)
110th St. and V Ave. over Squaw Cr. , Ridgeport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marsh Engineering Co., Marsh, James B.
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:
Stoll Building Works (added 1997 - - #97000390)
824 Allen St. , Boone
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
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