Iowa - Iowa County
Iowa County Iowa has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Amana Villages, Indian Fish Weir, Lenox Township Church of the New Jersalem and Plagmann Round Barn and Baird, E. J., House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early Historic Tribes and Protohistoric Tribes dating back to 1500.

The famous person E.J. Baird is associated with one of more of the Iowa County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Iowa County places including Wagner, Charles & Richard Plagmann, Dieman & Fiske, Leslie Roller, Foster & Liebbe, Will Long, William Lightner and Charles B. Zalesky. Prominent architectural styles found in Iowa Country are Queen Anne, Classical Revival and Gothic.

Amana Villages (added 1966 - - #66000336)
Also known as Amana Colonies
NE Iowa County , Middle Amana
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
European, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Village Site
More Information:
Baird, E. J., House (added 1982 - - #82002622)
Jackson and Fremont Sts. , Millersburg
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Gothic, Stick/Eastlake
Historic Person:
Baird,E.J.
Significant Year:
1882
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
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:
Hughes, David and M. Maria, House (added 1996 - - #96000697)
101 W. Penn St. , Williamsburg
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Long, Will, Dieman & Fiske
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
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:
Indian Fish Weir (added 1988 - - #88001122)
Also known as Indian Dam;Indian Fish Trap;Site 13IW100
Address Restricted , Middle Amana
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Historic Tribes, Protohistoric Tribes
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Fishing Facility Or Site
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Iowa County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000247)
Court Ave. , Marengo
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Foster & Liebbe
Architectural Style:
Other, 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:
Ladora Savings Bank (added 1990 - - #90001196)
Also known as Lois' Drapery Bank
811 Pacific St. , Ladora
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lightner,William, Zalesky,Charles B.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
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:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Lenox Township Church of the New Jersalem (added 1983 - - #83000370)
S of Norway , Norway
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Religion, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Marengo Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004751)
100 Marengo Ave. , Marengo
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Owner:
Local
Pilot Grove (added 1977 - - #77000519)
SW of Williamsburg , Williamsburg
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Conservation Area
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Conservation Area
More Information:
Plagmann Round Barn (added 1986 - - #86001440)
Off IA 209 , Conroy
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Plagmann,Charles & Richard
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
St. Michael's Church, Cemetery, Rectory and Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall (added 1983 - - #83000371)
Also known as St. Michael's Church,Rectory and Parish Hall
E of Parnell on F 52 , Parnell
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
European, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Funerary, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
More Information:
Turner, Fred G., House (added 1985 - - #85001381)
Also known as Valley View Farm
IA 149 , North English
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Roller,Leslie
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
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