National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa
Current listings
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Alden Bridge

Alden Bridge

May 15, 1998
(#98000517)

Main St. over the Iowa River
42°31′16″N 93°22′32″W﻿ / ﻿42.521111°N 93.375556°W﻿ / 42.521111; -93.375556﻿ (Alden Bridge)
Alden

2

Alden Public Library

Alden Public Library

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March 17, 1981
(#81000241)

1012 Water St.
42°31′07″N 93°22′01″W﻿ / ﻿42.518611°N 93.366944°W﻿ / 42.518611; -93.366944﻿ (Alden Public Library)
Alden

3

Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library

Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library

May 23, 1983
(#83000363)

520 Rocksylvania Ave.
42°31′18″N 93°15′50″W﻿ / ﻿42.521722°N 93.263833°W﻿ / 42.521722; -93.263833﻿ (Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library)
Iowa Falls

4

Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall

Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall

January 27, 2012
(#11001056)

301 11th Ave.
42°21′45″N 93°05′11″W﻿ / ﻿42.362511°N 93.086336°W﻿ / 42.362511; -93.086336﻿ (Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall)
Eldora

5

Edgewood School of Domestic Arts

Edgewood School of Domestic Arts

April 19, 1979
(#79000897)

719 River St.
42°31′26″N 93°16′06″W﻿ / ﻿42.523861°N 93.268333°W﻿ / 42.523861; -93.268333﻿ (Edgewood School of Domestic Arts)
Iowa Falls

6

Eldora Downtown Historic District

Eldora Downtown Historic District

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May 12, 2009
(#09000297)

Approximately ten blocks in downtown Eldora around the courthouse square
42°21′37″N 93°05′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.360197°N 93.098917°W﻿ / 42.360197; -93.098917﻿ (Eldora Downtown Historic District)
Eldora

7

Eldora Public Library

Eldora Public Library

May 23, 1983
(#83000364)

1219 14th Ave.
42°21′35″N 93°05′55″W﻿ / ﻿42.359611°N 93.09875°W﻿ / 42.359611; -93.09875﻿ (Eldora Public Library)
Eldora

8

Ellsworth-Jones Building

Ellsworth-Jones Building

October 1, 1993
(#93000959)

511 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′49″W﻿ / ﻿42.519389°N 93.263528°W﻿ / 42.519389; -93.263528﻿ (Ellsworth-Jones Building)
Iowa Falls

9

Estes Park Band Shell

Estes Park Band Shell

October 1, 1993
(#93000960)

Estes Park
42°31′15″N 93°15′53″W﻿ / ﻿42.520722°N 93.264806°W﻿ / 42.520722; -93.264806﻿ (Estes Park Band Shell)
Iowa Falls

10

First Congregational Church

First Congregational Church

December 4, 1996
(#96001372)

1209 12th St.
42°21′41″N 93°05′52″W﻿ / ﻿42.361389°N 93.097778°W﻿ / 42.361389; -93.097778﻿ (First Congregational Church)
Eldora

11

First National Bank

First National Bank

October 1, 1993
(#93000958)

601 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W﻿ / ﻿42.519444°N 93.264361°W﻿ / 42.519444; -93.264361﻿ (First National Bank)
Iowa Falls

12

Folkert Mound Group

Folkert Mound Group

March 17, 2009
(#09000126)

Address Restricted

Steamboat Rock

13

Hardin County Courthouse

Hardin County Courthouse

July 2, 1981
(#81000242)

Edgington Ave.
42°21′32″N 93°05′45″W﻿ / ﻿42.358889°N 93.095833°W﻿ / 42.358889; -93.095833﻿ (Hardin County Courthouse)
Eldora

14

Hardin County Home Historic District

Hardin County Home Historic District

May 24, 2010
(#10000275)

28483 County Road D41
42°23′25″N 93°08′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.390158°N 93.138206°W﻿ / 42.390158; -93.138206﻿ (Hardin County Home Historic District)
Eldora

15

Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse

Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse

February 8, 1980
(#80001452)

Southwest of New Providence
42°15′02″N 93°11′14″W﻿ / ﻿42.250556°N 93.187222°W﻿ / 42.250556; -93.187222﻿ (Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse)
New Providence

16

Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley

Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley

September 6, 1990
(#90001303)

North of Railroad St., between State and Mitchell Sts.
42°33′19″N 93°03′08″W﻿ / ﻿42.555139°N 93.052306°W﻿ / 42.555139; -93.052306﻿ (Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley)
Ackley

17

Iowa Falls Bridge

Iowa Falls Bridge

May 15, 1998
(#98000516)

U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River
42°31′06″N 93°15′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.518333°N 93.262778°W﻿ / 42.518333; -93.262778﻿ (Iowa Falls Bridge)
Iowa Falls

Demolished in 2010.

18

Iowa Falls Union Depot

Iowa Falls Union Depot

September 6, 1990
(#90001305)

E. Rocksylvania Ave. and Depot St.
42°31′16″N 93°15′23″W﻿ / ﻿42.521222°N 93.2565°W﻿ / 42.521222; -93.2565﻿ (Iowa Falls Union Depot)
Iowa Falls

19

Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage

Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage

December 2, 2014
(#14000971)

2017 Washington Ave.
42°31′11″N 93°16′58″W﻿ / ﻿42.5196°N 93.2828°W﻿ / 42.5196; -93.2828﻿ (Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage)
Iowa Falls

20

McClanahan Block

McClanahan Block

October 1, 1993
(#93000956)

613 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′53″W﻿ / ﻿42.519389°N 93.264806°W﻿ / 42.519389; -93.264806﻿ (McClanahan Block)
Iowa Falls

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The Alden Bridge is a historic bridge in Alden , Iowa , which carries the town 's Main Street over the Iowa River . The concrete bridge is 150 feet ( 46 m ) long and consists of two spans . It was built in 1936 to replace an earlier wooden bridge that had begun to deteriorate . The Weldon Brothers Construction Co. supervised the bridge 's construction , while the Iowa State Highway Commission designed the structure ; it was one of the first bridges designed by the ISHC , which used similar plans for many other bridges in the state . Labor for the construction effort came from the Works Progress Administration , providing jobs for many of Hardin County 's unemployed residents . The bridge was dedicated on July 4 , 1936 , as part of Alden 's Independence Day celebrations . The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 15 , 1998 .
The Iowa River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in the state of Iowa in the United States . It is about 323 miles ( 520 km ) long and is open to small river craft to Iowa City , about 65 miles ( 105 km ) from its mouth . Its major tributary is the Cedar River .
Alden is a city in Hardin County , Iowa , United States . The population was 787 at the 2010 census .
Alden Public Library is located in Alden , Iowa , United States . The community 's first library association was formed in 1882 , and they acquired 225 books . The annual membership fee to use the library was $ 1 . It was discontinued within two years , and Alden 's second library association was formed in 1885 by women in the community . In time they were able to build their own building in 1892 and convince the city government to take over its support . Shortly after the city took over they contacted the Carnegie Foundation , who funded the construction of a new building with a $ 9,000 grant . It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherell & Gage , and shows Beaux Arts styling . The new building was dedicated on August 26 , 1914 . It is believed to be one of the smallest Carnegie libraries ever built . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 . More space for the library became necessary , and plans were made to double its size . A bond issue was passed in 1997 , and fundraising included $ 250,000 from the Dr. Grace O. Doane Foundation .
The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . Local businessman Eugene Ellsworth donated the property for the library in 1902 . The following year the Carnegie Foundation agreed to grant the community $ 10,000 to build the building . It was dedicated on August 9 , 1904 . The single-story , brick structure is dominated by an elaborate entrance pavilion . It features a semi-circular window above the cornice , which is supported by two Ionic pillars in antis between rusticated corner piers . The hip roof is capped by a cupola . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 . The Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library , Iowa Falls ' public library , is now housed in a modern building near the Iowa River .
Iowa Falls is a city in Hardin County , Iowa , United States . Iowa Falls is the home of Ellsworth Community College . It is also a regional transportation center , located along U.S . Routes 20 and 65 and the Canadian National and Union Pacific Railroads . The population was 5,238 at the 2010 census . A landmark in the city is its movie theater . Built as the Metropolitan Opera House in 1899 , it presented plays , operas , and vaudeville in the town during the first half of the twentieth century , and today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
The Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall is a historic building located in Eldora , Iowa , United States . Known as Camp Flying Goose , the Civilian Conservation Corps ' ( CCC ) Company 1755 made Eldora their home base in 1933 . They constructed this building that year for their use as a barracks while they worked on projects in the area , which included building Upper Pine Lake in Pine Lake State Park . CCC Company 1752 , the Erosioners , replaced them two years later , and they built many of the facilities in the park . With the start of World War II , the CCC left the camp . The National Youth Association used the camp from 1940 to 1942 . In 1943 the camp became Prisoner of War ( POW ) Compound # 13 , and it housed German and Italian POWs until 1945 . The prisoners were put to work on farms , in canning factories , doing construction , and other jobs . This building is all that remains of the CCC/POW camp . It is the only CCC camp building that still exists in Iowa , and it houses a museum . The building , which is located on the Hardin County Fairgrounds , was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 .
Eldora is a city in Hardin County , Iowa , United States . The population was 2,732 at the 2010 census . It is the county seat of Hardin County .
The Edgewood School of Domestic Arts , now known just as Edgewood , is a historic building in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . Originally a school for girls and women , it now houses apartments upstairs and space for meetings and family gatherings downstairs .
The Eldora Downtown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Eldora , Iowa , United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009 . At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 84 resources , including 65 contributing buildings , one contributing site , three contributing objects and 15 non-contributing buildings . The district takes in the city 's central business district , which also includes its governmental , educational , and religious activities . It is located in the original town plat from 1853 . Development began around the public square and spread out from there . The present building stock is second generation at the earliest . The oldest extant buildings were built in the 1870s , although the greatest number of buildings were constructed in the 1890s . There were also peak years of construction in the 1910s , and the late 1930s and 1940s . The commercial buildings generally range from one to two stories , but the tallest structure is three stories in height . They are primarily composed of brick construction . Late Victorian and various revival styles from the late 19th and 20th centuries are dominate .
The Former Eldora Public Library is a historic building located in Eldora , Iowa , United States . On December 30 , 1901 the Carnegie Foundation agreed to grant the community $ 10,000 to build a new library building . The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed it in the Renaissance Revival style , and it was dedicated on May 11 , 1903 . The single-story , brick structure is somewhat rare in that its plan is an asymmetrical massing of intersecting gables . The entrance pavilion is located at the intersection of the two masses . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 . In 2010 it was included as a contributing property in the Eldora Downtown Historic District in 2010 . The library has subsequently moved to a new facility , and this building has been converted for commercial use .
The Ellsworth-Jones Building is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . Eugene S. Ellsworth was a land broker , town developer , and philanthropist . This building was the headquarters of his firm Ellsworth and Jones , who sold land throughout Iowa and other states in the Midwest . While Iowa Falls was their headquarters , they also had offices in Chicago , Boston , and Crookston , Minnesota . The three-story , brick Neoclassical building was completed in 1902 . It features Ionic and Doric columns , egg-and-dart motif on the lower level columns , round arches , acanthus leaf keystones , foliated decorative elements , a dentils on the cornice . The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 . It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012 .
Estes Park Band Shell is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . Planning and construction of the band shell were a community project that began in 1931 . They engaged Iowa Falls native L.L . Klippel to design the structure , and N.F . Guernsey of Sioux City , Iowa to landscape Estes Park . Completed later in the year , the Mission/Spanish Revival structure features two bell towers with round arch balconies that flank the proscenium arch . There is a cement basement that houses rehearsal space . The walls are stucco , and the structure is capped with a tiled hip roof with bracketed eaves . Over the years the band shell has hosted concerts , dances , and a variety of entertainment activities . Labor unions and political parties have held rallies here . Wendell Willkie spoke here when he ran for president in 1940 . The band shell was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 .
First Congregational Church is a congregation of the United Church of Christ located in Eldora , Iowa , United States . The congregation was organized in 1868 and the church building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 . In 2010 it was included as a contributing property in the Eldora Downtown Historic District in 2010 .
First National Bank is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . The bank traces its founding to 1882 when the Commercial Bank of Iowa Falls was established . Its name was changed to First National when they built a two-story brick building at this location two years later . In 1917 the bank decided it needed a new facility , so they turned to the Lytle Company of Sioux City , Iowa , which specialized in designing bank buildings . They designed this two-story brick Neoclassical structure . A rich surface pattern on the building was achieved with the use of terra cotta and special colors of brick . First National continued in business here until December 21 , 1932 when it closed its doors . Iowa Falls State Bank was organized and opened in this building on May 25 , 1933 . In more recent years they expanded into the modern building immediately to the west . The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 . It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012 .
The Folkert Mound Group of Hardin County , Iowa is a collection of 27 prehistoric mounds on the bluffs above the Iowa River , in a variety of shapes , including linear , compound , conical , and an enigmatic cruciform mound . The earliest map of the mounds was made by John Hotopp in 1974 , and the mound group was mapped in detail in 2006 . The alignment of the cruciform mound is especially interesting to researchers . Horton felt the cruciform mound aligned with the 11th century Crab Nebula supernova . However Lensink felt there was little evidence of this possible alignment . An apparent alignment of the largest conical mound , A , in the south with the end peaks of the cruciform mound , X , and an alignment between Mound X and the end of longest mound , T , has been postulated , but the meaning of these alignments is unknown .
Steamboat Rock is a city in Hardin County , Iowa , United States . The population was 310 at the 2010 census .
The Hardin County Courthouse , located in Eldora , Iowa , United States , was built in 1892 . The courthouse is the third building to house court functions and county administration . It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 . In 2010 it was included as a contributing property in the Eldora Downtown Historic District .
The Hardin County Home Historic District , also known as Hardin County Poor Farm , Hardin County Farm , and the Hardin County Care Facility , is a nationally recognized historic district located northwest of Eldora , Iowa , United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 . At the time of its nomination the district consisted of six resources , including three contributing buildings , one contributing site , and two non-contributing buildings . Beginning in the mid-19th century county homes were established across the state to take care of less fortunate residents . That care then extended to the end of the 20th century . The Hardin County Home operated at this location from 1877 to 1996 . The historic district encompasses the buildings , farm fields , and cemetery associated with the home . The first burial in the cemetery , located on the southwest corner of the property , was in 1877 . The graves are marked with simple stone markers . The last burial was in 2008 . Farm fields surround the buildings and extend to the north . The original home was destroyed in an April 1924 fire .
Honey Creek Friends ' Meetinghouse is an historic building located in New Providence , Iowa , United States . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .
New Providence is a small city in Hardin County , Iowa , United States . The population was 228 at the 2010 census .
Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley is a historic building located in Ackley , Iowa , United States . The Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad , an affiliate of the Illinois Central Railroad ( IC ) , laid the first rail track to Iowa Falls in 1865 . Two years later the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad , another IC affiliate , continued construction of the line to the west , and it reached Sioux City by 1870 . They built a plain , two-story frame depot to serve Ackley . From the 1890s to the 1920s the IC replaced its first generation stations with new brick structures . IC architect J.H . Schott designed the new depot at Ackley , and it was built by Coomer & Small Construction Company of Sioux City . The long and low single-story brick building exhibits influences from the Prairie School and the Tudor Revival style . A combination depot is one that incorporates passenger and freight services in the same building . It was also an island depot , meaning that it sat in the middle of the tracks . It was one of the last replacement depots the IC built before the Great Depression . The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 .
Ackley is a city in Franklin and Hardin Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa . The population was 1,589 at the 2010 census .
The Iowa Falls Bridge , also known as the Oak Street Bridge , was a historic structure located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . The span carried U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River for 255 feet ( 78 m ) . The through arch bridge was built by the Weldon Brothers Construction Co. of Iowa Falls in 1928 for $ 51,374.98 . At the time it was completed the bridge was the longest arch span in the state of Iowa . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 . The historic bridge was demolished and replaced in 2010 .
U.S. Route 65 ( US 65 ) is a north-south United States highway in the southern and midwestern United States . The southern terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 425 in Clayton , Louisiana . The northern terminus is at Interstate 35 just south of Interstate 90 in Albert Lea , Minnesota . Parts of its modern route in Iowa and historic route in Minnesota follow the old Jefferson Highway .
Iowa Falls Union Depot is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . The Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad , an affiliate of the Illinois Central Railroad ( IC ) , laid the first rail track to Iowa Falls in 1866 . The following year the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad , another IC affiliate , continued construction of the line to the west , and it reached Sioux City by 1870 . They built a plain , two-story frame depot to serve Iowa Falls . The Burlington , Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway ( BCR & N ) by way of its affiliate the Cedar Rapids , Iowa Falls & North Western , entered Iowa Falls in 1880 . They built their own depot . It was basically another east-west route , but local business leaders desired a north-south route to serve the community . Iowa Falls businessman E.S . Ellsworth founded the Des Moines , Iowa Falls & Northern Railroad ( DMIF & N ) in 1899 with the intention of connecting Iowa Falls to Des Moines . They utilized the IC facilities in Iowa Falls for their local services . The IC decided to upgrade its facilities in 1902 . The new depot was typical of the second generation IC depots in Iowa .
The Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage , also known as the Westchester 02 Deluxe model and # 01237 , is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . Glenn Kurtz owned and operated the Cigar and News Store downtown , and became the Lustron dealer for Hardin , Hamilton , Franklin , and Grundy counties . He and his wife Nell bought this property in the Washington Heights Addition in 1944 , and they had their own prefabricated Lustron house and detached garage assembled on it five years later . The single-story , two bedroom house features its original light yellow porcelain steel wall panels , brown steel shingled roof , off-white gables and trim , metal entrance doors , and windows . The matching 1½-car garage sits behind the house , and is approached by a driveway off of Michigan Avenue . The house and garage were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014 . There are four other Lustron houses in addition to this one that are associated with Kurtz 's representation of the company in his four county area .
The McClanahan Block is a historic building located in Iowa Falls , Iowa , United States . The city experienced a devastating fire in 1874 , and most of the buildings on this block were built after the fire giving them a commonality of design . This two-story commercial building , completed in 1913 , stands out given its polychrome brick and the simplicity of its design . Its decorative elements are found in the patterns created on its surface utilizing the bricks . At the time this building was constructed , Washington Avenue was paved and cement sidewalks replaced their wooden predecessors . The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993 . It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012 .