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

Mahaska County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lake Keomah State Park, Bathhouse--Lodge Area (Area A), Lake Keomah State Park, Erosion Control Area (Area B) and Penn College Historic District, Edmundson Park Historic District and Lake Keomah State Park, Bathhouse--Lodge Area (Area A).

The famous person Gary J. Vermeer is associated with one of more of the Mahaska County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Mahaska County places including Ames Central Design Office, Simmons, A.T., and Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson, Iowa Concrete Crib and Silo Co., Ray F. Wyrick, Frank E. Wetherell, Works Progress Administration, Douwe Sjaardema and Martin A. (?Bats?) De Jong. Prominent architectural styles found in Mahaska Country are Colonial Revival, Early Commercial and Italianate.

Edmundson Park Historic District (added 2007 - - #07001005)

Jct. of 11th Ave. W and Edmundson Dr. , Oskaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wyrick, Ray F., Works Progress Administration

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Road-Related, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Music Facility, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Pedestrian Related, Sport Facility

Lake Keomah State Park, Bathhouse--Lodge Area (Area A) (added 1990 - - #90001666)

Off IA 371 S of jct. with IA 92 , Oskaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government, Social History, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Lake Keomah State Park, Erosion Control Area (Area B) (added 1990 - - #90001667)

Off IA 371 S of jct. with IA 92 , Oskaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Central Design Office,Ames

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Park

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand (added 1983 - - #83000389)

City Park , Oskaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wetherell,Frank E.

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Music Facility, Park, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Music Facility, Park, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)

Oskaloosa City Square Commercial Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000716)

Also known as See Also:Mahaska County County Courthouse; Oskaloosa City Pa

Roughly bounded by A Ave. E, N. and S. Second St., Second Ave. E, and N. and S. A St. , Oskaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Early Commercial, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Specialty Store

Penn College Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000391)

Also known as William Penn College

201 Trueblood Ave. , Oskaloosa

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Simmons, A.T., and Proudfoot, Bird and Rawson

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Prairie School

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

Vander Wilt Farmstead Historic District (added 2004 - - #03001370)

Also known as Heritage House Bed and Breakfast

1345 IA 163, Black Oak Twp, Sec. 22, T26N, R17W, SW of Ne , Leighton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Hotel

Vermeer, Gary J. and Matilda, Farmstead (added 2018 - - #100002682)

1688 250th Ave., Pella

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Vermeer, Gary J.

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Industry, Invention

Period of Significance:

1948-1972 AD