National Register of Historic Places - Iowa (IA), Appanoose County

Appanoose County Iowa has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Several famous people are associated with these Appanoose County historic places including Livingston Guilderoy Parker, Jonathan C. Stratton and Frances Marion Drake.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Appanoose County places including Smith & Gage, James Knox Taylor, W.M. Peatman, Jacob Shaw, Wabash Railroad, Pauly Jail Building Co., Dunham,C.A.,& Jordan, Rev. T.T. Ward, CB&Q Railroad and C.E. Eastman. Prominent architectural styles found in Appanoose Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial Revival and Queen Anne.

Appanoose County Courthouse (added 1981 - - #81000225)

Van Buren and N. 12th St. , Centerville

Jbarta, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Peatman,W.M., Smith & Gage

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

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:

archives document

Appanoose County Sheriff's House and Jail (added 1997 - - #97001292)

527 N. Main St. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pauly Jail Building Co., Shaw, Jacob

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Law

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document

C B & Q Passenger Depot (added 2003 - - #03000833)

1124 S. Eighteenth St. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Staley, B.S., CB&Q Railroad

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

archives document

Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1997 - - #97001291)

Roughly bounded by Van Buren, Haynes, Maple, and 10th Sts. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith & Gage, Dunham, Charles A.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Gothic, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care, Recreation And Culture, Social

More Information:

archives document

Drake Public Library (added 1997 - - #97001290)

115 Drake Ave. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Eastman, C.E.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival

Historic Person:

Drake, Frances Marion

Significant Year:

1901

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Library

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Library

More Information:

archives document

Drake Public Library (added 1983 - - #83004725)

115-117 Drake Ave. , Centerville

send us a photo to share

Owner:

Local

Franklin Regular Baptist Church (added 2008 - - #08000087)

Also known as Framklin Baptist Church

135th Ave. & 590th St. , Seymour

send us a photo to share

Historic Significance:

Person, Event

Historic Person:

Parker, Livingston Guilderoy

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

archives document

Porter Hall (added 1980 - - #80001429)

706 Drake Ave. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

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:

archives document

Second Baptist Church (added 1999 - - #99001223)

422 S. 18th St. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

archives document

Stratton House (added 1975 - - #75000677)

303 E. Washington St. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Historic Person:

Stratton,Jonathan C.

Significant Year:

1858

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Sturdivant-Sawyer House (added 1984 - - #84001202)

707 Drake Ave. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italian Villa, 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:

archives document

U.S. Post Office (added 1978 - - #78001204)

100 W. Maple St. , Centerville

Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,James Knox

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

archives document

Vermilion Estate (added 1978 - - #78001205)

Also known as Pinecrest

Valley Dr. , Centerville

send us a photo to share

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dunham,C.A.,& Jordan

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

archives document

Wabash Combination Depot--Moravia (added 1996 - - #96001158)

Also known as Moravia Wabash Depot

W. North St., near jct. with Brandon St. , Moravia

PopePompus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wabash Railroad

Architectural Style:

Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

archives document