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IOWA - Jones County - Historic Districts

Anamosa Main Street Historic District (added 2009 - Jones County - #08001381) 200-300 block W. Main St., 100 block E. Main St., 100 block N. and S. Ford St., 100 block N. Garnavillo St. , Anamosa (90 acres, 42 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: McDaniel, S.S., Shaw, William T. Architectural Style: Italianate, Early Commercial Area of Significance: Commerce, Architecture Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Social Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility, Meeting Hall, Organizational, Processing, Professional, Specialty Store, Theater Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture, Social, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Meeting Hall, Museum, Organizational, Organizational, Specialty Store, Theater Farm No. 1, Iowa Men's Reformatory ** (added 1992 - Jones County - #92001664) Also known as West Farm Co. Trunk Hwy. E28 W of Buffalo Cr. , Ahnamosa (370 acres, 7 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Romanesque Area of Significance: Law, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: State Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Government Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Correctional Facility Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Government Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Correctional Facility Green, John A., Estate ** (added 1978 - Jones County - #78001232) Also known as Green-Nissen Estate W of Anamosa off U.S. 151 , Anamosa (359 acres, 6 buildings, 2 structures) Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Green,John A. Architectural Style: Late Victorian Historic Person: Multiple Significant Year: 1886, 1932, 1933 Area of Significance: Art, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling Current Function: Unknown Iowa Men's Reformatory Historic District ** (added 1992 - Jones County - #92001667) Also known as Additional Penitentiary;The Reformatory N. High St. , Anamosa (155 acres, 18 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Liebbe,Henry Franz, Foster,William Architectural Style: Romanesque, Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Law, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Owner: State Historic Function: Government Historic Sub-function: Correctional Facility Current Function: Government Current Sub-function: Correctional Facility State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory ** (added 1992 - Jones County - #92001666) Unnamed rd. along E side of Buffalo Cr. NW of Anamosa , Anamosa (180 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Romanesque Area of Significance: Law, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Owner: State Historic Function: Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Correctional Facility, Extractive Facility Current Function: Government Current Sub-function: Correctional Facility Stone City Historic District ** (added 2008 - Jones County - #08001099) 12828-12573 Stone City Rd., 12392-12340 Dearborn Rd., 12381-12551 County Rd. X28 , Anamosa (1640 acres, 18 buildings, 5 structures, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Green, John A., Beck, Guido Architectural Style: Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian Historic Person: Wood, Grant Significant Year: 1850, 1869, 1885 Area of Significance: Art, Industry, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Extractive Facility, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Business, Meeting Hall, Natural Feature, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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