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Frick's Tavern

Frick's Tavern, also known as Frick's Place, is a historic building located in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974. The building is a two-story brick structure that sits on the northwest corner of West Third and Fillmore Streets. It is part of a small commercial district near the historic German neighborhoods and the industrial areas along the Mississippi River. It is a typical commercial building in the West End which combined commercial space on the first floor and apartments on the second floor. History The building was built in 1872. Over the years it has housed a bakery, tavern, barbershop and living quarters. A tavern opened in the building in 1876 and there has been one there ever since. It is the oldest bar in Davenport, and the second oldest in the State of Iowa. Charles Frick opened a tavern in the building in 1888 and his descendants kept it in operation for three generations. The family lived in the apartments above, and Floy Frick maintained a garden in the back. The bar was a center of social activity for Davenport's west end German community. After Ross Frick died in 1986, the family sold the business to Chuck Fogle. When Chuck died in 1992 his wife Betty continued ownership until she sold the business in 2015. A self-proclaimed teetotaler, Betty Fogle leased the business to five different people. She sold it to NKP LLC, who completed an extensive renovation of the building. Architecture The building is designed in the Italianate style. It features bracketed eaves and flat-arched windows on the second floor. The building is topped with a hipped roof. The main floor of the building had two commercial spaces for most of its history. They were combined in the 2016 renovation and a full-size commercial kitchen was added. There was a door in between the commercial spaces on Third Street with access to the two apartments on the second floor. The apartments were also eliminated in 2016, and converted into an upstairs barroom. At the time the building became a tavern the rear section of the building, covered with a shingled surface, was added. There is also a brick addition in the back that was added at an unknown date. In 1923 the corner door entrance was added to the tavern. Shutters and chimneys were also removed over the years. References
Hippee Building

The Hippee Building, also known as the Southern Surety Building, the Savings and Loan Building, and the Midland Building, is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It was completed in 1913 by George B. Hippee, whose father George M. Hippee was one of the first merchants in Des Moines. George B. developed the first interurban railway in the city and it connected Des Moines to other communities in central Iowa. The 172-foot (52 m), 12-story structure was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Sawyer and Watrous in the Early Commercial style. At the time of it completion, the building was Iowa's tallest skyscraper. It was used as an office building until the Aparium Hotel Group of Chicago acquired it in 2017 and began converting the building into a 138-room hotel. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. References
Nevada Community School District

Nevada Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Nevada, Iowa. It operates an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. The district is entirely in Story County, and serves Nevada and the surrounding rural area. A very small section of the Ames city limits is in the district. History Johnson Edgar was a resident of Jasper, a county in Iowa. He served on an outside commission delegated to choose a site for the Story County seat. On June 27th, 1853, Johnson Edgar and Josiah Thrift made up the quorum of the commission because the third member, Thomas Mitchell, was unable to attend due to illness. The commission eventually chose the geographic center of the county for the site, which became the town of Nevada. Classes were held in private homes until 1858, the year recording the first recorded occupied school building. That year, the schools of Nevada were organized as an Independent School District. In 1867, the official organization of the school district occurred. By 1958, it was reorganized with Shipley and Nevada Township as the Nevada Community School District. Schools The district operates three schools, all in Nevada. Central Elementary School Nevada Middle School Nevada High School Nevada High School Athletics The Cubs compete in the Heart of Iowa Conference in the following sports: Cross Country (boys and girls) Volleyball 2015 Class 3A State Champion Football Basketball (boys and girls) Girls' 2015 Class 3A State Champions Wrestling Track and Field (boys and girls) Boys' - 4-time State Champions (1949, 1950, 1976, 1977)) Soccer (boys and girls) Boys' 2000 Class 1A State Champions Golf (boys and girls) Tennis (boys and girls) Baseball Softball See also List of school districts in Iowa List of high schools in Iowa References External links Nevada Community School District
George M. Verity (towboat)

George M. Verity is a historic towboat now displayed as a museum ship in Keokuk, Iowa. Built in 1927 as SS Thorpe, she is nationally significant for being one of only three surviving steam-powered towboats in existence in the United States. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989. Description and history George M. Verity is a steel-hulled steam-powered stern-wheeler towboat, measuring 130.1 feet (39.7 m) in length, 162.5 feet (49.5 m) with the wheel included. Originally built with a beam of 35.1 feet (10.7 m), she was eventually widened to 40.6 feet (12.4 m). She has a scow-form bow and a keelless flat bottom. Its internal structure involves a then-experimental truss system to support the weight of heavy components, including the boilers and engines. Verity was built in 1927 at Dubuque, Iowa for the Inland Waterways Corporation, an arm of the United States Government, as SS Thorpe, as one of four towboats that inaugurated barge service on the upper Mississippi River. She was the first to move barges from St. Louis north to St. Paul. She remained in service there until 1940, when she was sold to Armco Steel Corp. and put in service on the Ohio River. Armco renamed her after their founder, George Matthew Verity. In 1960, George M. Verity was retired after 33 years of service on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and in 1961, the boat was given to the City of Keokuk for use as a river museum. The museum opened in 1962, with the boat installed in a permanent drydock facility. Now berthed in Victory Park, she houses the George M. Verity River Museum of Upper Mississippi River history, and is open daily 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, April to November. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Iowa References External links George M. Verity River Museum
George M. Verity (pousseur)

George M. Verity est un pousseur historique maintenant exposé comme navire musée à Keokuk dans l'Iowa. Construit en 1927 sous le nom de SS Thorpe, il est d'importance nationale car il est l'un des trois seuls pousseurs à vapeur à avoir survécu aux États-Unis. Historique George M. Verity est un bateau-pousseur à roue à aubes à vapeur et à coque en acier. Construit à l'origine avec un faisceau de 10,70 m, il a finalement été élargi à 12,40 m. Le bateau a un arc en forme de gabare et un fond plat sans quille. Sa structure interne implique un système de maintien alors expérimental pour supporter le poids des composants lourds, y compris les chaudières et les moteurs. Il a été construit en 1927 à Dubuque pour l'Inland Waterways Corporation, une branche du Gouvernement fédéral des États-Unis, sous le nom de SS Thorpe, comme l'un des quatre unités qui ont inauguré le service de barge sur le cours supérieur du Mississippi. Il a été le premier à déplacer des barges de Saint-Louis au nord jusqu'à Saint-Paul. Il y resta en service jusqu'en 1940, date à laquelle il fut vendu à Armco Steel Corp. et mis en service sur la rivière Ohio sous le nom de George M. Verity, fondateur de la société. En 1960, George M. Verity a pris sa retraite après 33 ans de service sur les fleuves Mississippi et Ohio, et en 1961, le bateau a été donné à la ville de Keokuk pour en faire un musée fluvial. Le musée a ouvert ses portes en 1962, le bateau étant installé dans une cale sèche permanente. Aujourd'hui amarré à Victory Park, il abrite le George M. Verity River Museum de l'histoire du haut Mississippi et est ouvert tous les jours de 9 h 00 à 17 h 00, d'avril à novembre. Préservation Il a été classé au registre national des lieux historiques le 20 décembre 1989 et nommé National Historic Landmark le 20 décembre 1989. Voir aussi Notes et références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « George M. Verity (towboat) » (voir la liste des auteurs). Liens internes List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa (en) Poussage Lone Star (pousseur) Sergeant Floyd (pousseur) Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) George M. Verity River Museum Portail des navires Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail du monde maritime Portail de l’Iowa
George Tromley Jr. House

The George Tromley Jr. House is a historic building located in Le Claire, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. The property is part of the Houses of Mississippi River Men Thematic Resource, which covers the homes of men from LeClaire who worked on the Mississippi River as riverboat captains, pilots, builders and owners. George Tromley Jr. Tromley was born in 1857 at LeClaire to George and Katherine (McCaffrey) Tromely. Like his father, he worked as a river pilot on the Mississippi River. He married Alice LaCock and they had an adopted daughter. His parents' home, the George Tromley Sr. House, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Architecture The George Tromley Jr. House is a 1½-story frame structure that was built in 1865. The house is noteworthy because of its use of the jerkinhead gable roof with a large jerkinhead dormer centered on the main facade. This makes it among the more picturesque houses found in Le Claire. The exterior is faced with narrow clapboards. There is a one-story porch that curves around the southeast corner of the house and it connects with a one-story, gable-roofed section on the northeast corner. This section may have been used as a summer kitchen. The house is located on a raised lot that is surrounded by a stone retaining wall. References
George Tromley Sr. House

The George Tromley Sr. House is a historic building located in Le Claire, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. The property is part of the Houses of Mississippi River Men Thematic Resource, which covers the homes of men from LeClaire who worked on the Mississippi River as riverboat captains, pilots, builders, and owners. It is also a contributing property in the Cody Road Historic District. George Tromley Sr. Tromley sailed the Mississippi River before the advent of the steamboat. He began his career on the river floating log rafts, which were common before the Civil War, and he built the first raft boat on the river at Le Claire. Eventually he sailed the river as a captain. Tromley and Thomas Doughty, a local engineer, took the small steamer the Le Claire upriver where they conducted an experiment to use a steamboat to push a log raft. The Le Claire was not powerful enough to control the raft, but the experiment led to a major development in being able to transport logs from the northern forests to the mills further south. Samuel Van Sant of Le Claire was able to use its results to build a boat that was large enough and had enough power to tow a log raft in 1870. George Tromley Sr. married Katherine McCaffrey and they raised three children. The house of their eldest son, George Tromley Jr., is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Architecture The George Tromley Sr. House is a two-story structure that was built in two sections. The older section of the house is in the front and is constructed of brick, that is now painted white, and is capped with a low pitched hipped roof. It features a three-bay front with the main entrance to the left that is sheltered by a small gable roofed porch. It is probably a later addition. The windows have lintels with nearly flat pediments. The newer section was built of frame construction on the back of the older section, and it is also capped with a hipped roof. Its windows are set in flat enframements and are topped with narrow cornices. A single-story porch with pent roof is located in the angle formed by the two sections. It is supported by slender turned posts. A two-story rectangular bay, with a small pent roof separating the two stories, protrudes from the south side of the older section. A single-story polygonal bay is located on the southeast corner of the newer section. References
George Washington Carver Bridge

Description The George Washington Carver Bridge is located in Des Moines, Iowa over the Raccoon River. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, the bridge provides three roadway lanes in one direction and two roadway lanes and one bikeway/pedestrian lane in the opposite direction framed by two arches. The main supporting structures and free standing arches are visible at the roadway level. The roadway is suspended by cables from two steel arches, painted blue to complement the site's abundant greenery and to clearly mark the river crossing. The arches, with their concrete superstructures, appear to float over the water framing the views of the skyline and Iowa's tallest skyscraper, creating a welcoming gateway to the city from the airport. Design and construction The George Washington Carver Bridge was completed in 2004 with Boston-based transportation architect Miguel Rosales of Rosales + Partners providing concept development, preliminary aesthetic design, and community participation for the city of Des Moines. The lead engineering firm for the bridge was Earth Tech Inc. References External links George Washington Carver Bridge at Structurae
Gilbert Junior-Senior High School

Gilbert High School is a public high school in Gilbert, Iowa, United States. A part of the Gilbert Community School District, it serves Gilbert and northern Ames. Infrastructure The current high school was opened in 2012. In the high school there is a gymnasium and modern weight lifting facility. Outside there is a softball and baseball diamond, along with a new AstroTurf football field. The school boasts a strong agricultural and mechanics education program. Athletics Gilbert's mascot is the Tiger. Gilbert High School is a member of the Raccoon River Conference. Teams sponsored by the school in fall include football, cross-country, and volleyball. During winter, the school sponsors basketball, wrestling, and bowling. There are also hockey, tennis and swim teams in Ames that some Gilbert students compete on, but they are not school-affiliated, rather the swim and tennis are Ames High School teams, and the hockey team is not affiliated with any public school. The spring sports lineup consists of golf, track, and soccer. Lastly, the school features baseball and softball in the summer. Gilbert's biggest rivals are the nearby Boone Toreadors, Roland-Story Norsemen, Nevada Cubs and Ballard Bombers. Successes Boys cross country -Class 3A State Champions in 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2023. Girls cross country-Class 2A State Champions in 2013 Boys golf-Class 2A State Champions in 2021 and 2022. Boys soccer-2A State Champions in 2023, 2025 and 2026. Notable alumni Jerry McNertney — former Major League Baseball player See also List of high schools in Iowa References
I.O.O.F. Valley Junction Lodge Hall No. 604

The I.O.O.F. Valley Junction Lodge Hall No. 604 is a historic building located in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States. C.S. Yeaton had the two-story brick commercial building constructed from 1897 to 1898. Des Moines architect C.C. Cross was responsible for the design of the Italianate structure. The International Order of Odd Fellows took possession of the building in 1907. A single-story addition was added behind 218 Fifth Street sometime before 1920, and the current storefronts were in place before 1968. The commercial space on the main floor housed a grocer, various hardware stores, and a dry cleaners over the years. The fraternal organization occupied the second floor. The tripartite main facade features two mirror halves. The floor levels in the two storefronts are raised, which is an unusual feature in the surrounding commercial district. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 2017. The month before it had been included as a contributing property in the Valley Junction Commercial Historic District. References
Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District

The Upper Central Avenue Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 65 resources, which included 56 contributing buildings, one contributing site and eight non-contributing buildings. This six block section of Central Avenue is located on the north side of the central business district. The largely linear district includes a jog at 18th Street. Below the jog the street was originally named Clay Street and above it Couler Avenue. It was also the dividing line where all commerce used the German language exclusively to the north. At one time the street featured a streetcar route and it was a significant farm-to-market route and a gateway into the city from the north. The period of significance for the district covers the years 1856 to 1919, but its historic commercial development occurred during the 1870s and 1880s. The buildings were constructed in brick and are largely two to three stories tall. There are also several single-story buildings and one that is four stories tall. The Italianate and the Queen Anne are dominant. Nine of the buildings are major commercial blocks. In addition to the commercial buildings, there is the two-story, brick, former Fire Engine House Number 1 that faces south at the jog in the street. The buildings in the district are considered some of the best examples of late-19th-century commercial designs in the city. References
Walnut Tire and Battery Co.-Globe Publishing Company Building

The Walnut Tire and Battery Co. Globe Publishing Company Building is a historic building located on the west side of downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The two-story brick commercial building features two mirror-image sections that were completed four years apart. The western section of the Late Gothic Revival structure was completed in 1924 and the eastern section in 1928. Between the two sections is an interior staircase and a lightwell. The building is located on Des Moines' historic Auto Row, and it housed automobile-related businesses. Walnut Tire and Battery Co. built the original section for their own use and to rent space to tenants. They built the second section to increase the tenant space. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. References
Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District

The Goddard Bungalow Court Historic District is located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2000. History The houses on Goddard Court were built in 1916. It is one of three "California bungalow court” developments in Des Moines. The other two are Lincoln Court, also built in 1916 and the Veneman's Bungalow Court Historic District, built from 1924 to 1926. Goddard Court was built just after the first such concept developed. When the court was built it consisted of eleven bungalows and one cottage that was already in existence. The cottage does not contribute to the historic nature of the district. They were built around a cul-de-sac that exited east onto 14th Street. No garages or driveways were part of the original concept, and today only four garages have been built in the years since. One of the bungalows was torn down in 1993 and the empty lot remains. Architecture There is a conscious arrangement to the bungalows in the district. The houses feature a double gable on the main façade of the structure. Each house has a mirror image twin that is positioned opposite or diagonal from it. Lot sizes and shape vary depending on where it is located on the cul-de-sac. The lot widths are between 40 and 45 feet, and lengths are between 70 and 147 feet. The bungalows feature frame structures built on brick foundations. The interiors contain five rooms, which includes two bedrooms. References
Grand River Event Center

The Grand River Event Center is a convention center located in Dubuque, Iowa. It is on the riverfront of the Mississippi River, and is part of the America's River Campus at the Port of Dubuque. The center is located at 500 Bell Street. Designed by Populous, the center has about 86,000 square feet (8,000 m2) of space for meetings, conferences, and other social functions. It is designed to accommodate groups ranging in size from 10 to 3,000. There are 12 flexible spaces that can be used for meetings and other functions. The most striking feature of the building is the "River Room," a special glass-walled room that overlooks the Mississippi river. The building is connected by a skywalk to the Grand Harbor Resort & Waterpark, which is adjacent to the events center. The center offers a number of services - such as high speed internet, catering, and underground parking. During the 2004 Presidential campaign, President George W. Bush appeared in two campaign events that were held at the center. See also Dubuque, Iowa Port of Dubuque Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark References External links Grand River Center Website Grand River Center and the America's River Project
Grand View University

Grand View University – prywatna amerykańska protestancka uczelnia (uniwersytet sztuk wyzwolonych), mająca główną siedzibę w Des Moines, w stanie Iowa. Założona w 1896 roku przez duński American Evangelical Lutheran Church. Do 2008 roku college. Szkoła oferuje programy academic degree i kształci specjalistów w zakresie zdrowia psychicznego, medycyny sportowej, przywództwa, edukacji i zarządzania w sporcie. Na niższym poziomie undergraduate degree ma swojej ofercie ponad 40 kierunków. Sport Uczelnia jest członkiem NAIA, HAAC i NACE. Jej drużyny występują jako Vikings. Przypisy