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Location of Van Buren County in Iowa

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Iowa.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]

There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another three properties were once listed, but have since been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 22, 2024. [2]

[3] Name on the Register [4] Image Date listed [5] Location City or town Description
1 Aunty Green Hotel January 20, 1978
( #78001265)
602 Washington St.
40°41′55″N 91°48′01″W / 40.698611°N 91.800278°W / 40.698611; -91.800278 (Aunty Green Hotel)
Bonaparte
2 Bentonsport
Bentonsport
Bentonsport
April 25, 1972
( #72000482)
East of Keosauqua on the Des Moines River
40°43′32″N 91°51′14″W / 40.725586°N 91.853780°W / 40.725586; -91.853780 (Bentonsport)
Keosauqua
3 Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District
Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District
Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District
April 25, 1989
( #89000313)
Roughly bounded by 2nd St., Washington St., the Des Moines River, and Richard St.
40°41′53″N 91°48′12″W / 40.698056°N 91.803333°W / 40.698056; -91.803333 (Bonaparte Historic Riverfront District)
Bonaparte
4 Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District
Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District
Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District
July 15, 1999
( #99000832)
411–419 1st St.
40°41′51″N 91°48′00″W / 40.6975°N 91.8°W / 40.6975; -91.8 (Bonaparte Pottery Archeological District)
Bonaparte
5 Burg Wagon Works Building November 14, 1978
( #78001266)
131 S. 2nd St.
40°38′24″N 91°44′30″W / 40.64°N 91.741667°W / 40.64; -91.741667 (Burg Wagon Works Building)
Farmington
6 Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7
Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7
Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7
December 7, 1977
( #77000561)
At the Des Moines River
40°41′51″N 91°48′17″W / 40.6975°N 91.804722°W / 40.6975; -91.804722 (Des Moines River Locks No. 5 and No. 7)
Bonaparte and Keosauqua
7 Eisenhower Bridge May 15, 1998
( #98000478)
3 miles east of County Road V56
40°40′43″N 92°07′02″W / 40.678611°N 92.117222°W / 40.678611; -92.117222 (Eisenhower Bridge)
Milton
8 Hotel Manning
Hotel Manning
Hotel Manning
April 23, 1973
( #73000740)
River and Van Buren Sts.
40°43′47″N 91°57′40″W / 40.729722°N 91.961111°W / 40.729722; -91.961111 (Hotel Manning)
Keosauqua
9 Kilbourn Bridge
Kilbourn Bridge
Kilbourn Bridge
May 15, 1998
( #98000477)
3 miles west of Iowa Highway 1
40°47′56″N 91°58′14″W / 40.798889°N 91.970556°W / 40.798889; -91.970556 (Kilbourn Bridge)
Kilbourn
10 Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Lodge and Picnic Area (Area A) November 15, 1990
( #90001668)
Off Iowa Highway 1 on the southern bank of the Des Moines River
40°43′20″N 91°59′39″W / 40.722222°N 91.994167°W / 40.722222; -91.994167 (Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Lodge and Picnic Area (Area A))
Keosauqua
11 Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Picnic and Custodial Group (Area B) November 15, 1990
( #90001669)
Off Iowa Highway 1 on the southern bank of the Des Moines River
40°42′57″N 91°58′23″W / 40.715833°N 91.973056°W / 40.715833; -91.973056 (Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Picnic and Custodial Group (Area B))
Keosauqua
12 Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C)
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C)
Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C)
November 15, 1990
( #90001670)
Off Iowa Highway 1 on the southern bank of the Des Moines River
40°42′31″N 91°58′14″W / 40.708611°N 91.970556°W / 40.708611; -91.970556 (Lacey-Keosauqua State Park, Bathing Area (Area C))
Keosauqua
13 Abner Martin House
Abner Martin House
Abner Martin House
April 12, 1984
( #84001604)
South of Mount Zion off Iowa Highway 1
40°46′31″N 91°55′37″W / 40.775385°N 91.927082°W / 40.775385; -91.927082 (Abner Martin House)
Mount Zion
14 Meek's Flour Mill
Meek's Flour Mill
Meek's Flour Mill
January 27, 1983
( #83000406)
1st St.
40°41′52″N 91°48′15″W / 40.697778°N 91.804167°W / 40.697778; -91.804167 (Meek's Flour Mill)
Bonaparte
15 Samuel and Mercy Paine House June 29, 2022
( #100007880)
27421 Cty. Rd. J40
40°43′28″N 91°50′47″W / 40.724471°N 91.846313°W / 40.724471; -91.846313 (Samuel and Mercy Paine House)
Bentonsport vicinity
16 Franklin Pearson House
Franklin Pearson House
Franklin Pearson House
May 22, 1978
( #78001267)
Dodge St.
40°44′08″N 91°58′03″W / 40.735556°N 91.9675°W / 40.735556; -91.9675 (Franklin Pearson House)
Keosauqua
17 Voltaire Twombley Building
Voltaire Twombley Building
Voltaire Twombley Building
July 29, 1993
( #93000655)
803 1st St.
40°43′52″N 91°57′40″W / 40.731111°N 91.961111°W / 40.731111; -91.961111 (Voltaire Twombley Building)
Keosauqua
18 Van Buren County Courthouse
Van Buren County Courthouse
Van Buren County Courthouse
November 9, 1977
( #77000562)
904 4th St.
40°44′00″N 91°57′48″W / 40.733333°N 91.963333°W / 40.733333; -91.963333 (Van Buren County Courthouse)
Keosauqua
19 Vernon School
Vernon School
Vernon School
September 12, 2002
( #02001024)
26849 South St.
40°43′17″N 91°51′23″W / 40.721389°N 91.856389°W / 40.721389; -91.856389 (Vernon School)
Vernon
20 Wickfield Round Barn June 30, 1986
( #86001447)
Off Iowa Highway 2
40°40′04″N 92°01′23″W / 40.667778°N 92.023056°W / 40.667778; -92.023056 (Wickfield Round Barn)
Cantril

Former listings

Other properties were once listed on the register, but were removed:

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Goodin Building May 15, 2002
(#02000505)
March 7, 2016 N. 106 Front St.
40°38′25″N 91°44′38″W / 40.640278°N 91.743889°W / 40.640278; -91.743889 (Goodin Building)
Farmington
2 Keosauqua Bridge May 15, 1998
(#98000476)
September 10, 2008 Iowa Highway 1 over Des Moines River,
Keosauqua Replaced in 2006.
3 Midway Stock Farm Barn February 22, 1999
(#99000126)
January 31, 2019 0.3 miles south of the junction of Iowa Highways 1 and 16
40°48′09″N 91°55′50″W / 40.8025°N 91.930556°W / 40.8025; -91.930556 (Midway Stock Farm Barn)
Keosauqua Destroyed by a tornado on July 19, 2018 [6]. [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ "57. Midway Stock Farm Barn". Jefferson County, Iowa. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  7. ^ Iowa Event Report: EF1 Tornado (Report). National Centers for Environmental Information. 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019. {{ cite report}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored ( help)