National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wapello_County,_Iowa References

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello 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 31 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town
1	Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa	Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa More images	May 14, 2013 ( #13000273)	Terminal Ave. 41°06′23″N 92°26′27″W / 41.106337°N 92.440808°W / 41.106337; -92.440808	Ottumwa
2	Agassiz School	Upload image	November 12, 2020 ( #100005787)	608 East Williams St. 40°59′53″N 92°25′00″W / 40.997994°N 92.416554°W / 40.997994; -92.416554 (Agassiz School)	Ottumwa
3	B'nai Jacob Synagogue	B'nai Jacob Synagogue More images	August 10, 2004 ( #04000815)	529 E. Main 41°00′57″N 92°24′25″W / 41.015833°N 92.406944°W / 41.015833; -92.406944 (B'nai Jacob Synagogue)	Ottumwa
4	Benson Block	Benson Block More images	January 3, 1985 ( #85000009)	109-112 N. Market 41°01′03″N 92°24′35″W / 41.0175°N 92.409722°W / 41.0175; -92.409722 (Benson Block)	Ottumwa
5	Big 4 Fair Art Hall	Big 4 Fair Art Hall	May 18, 1995 ( #95000621)	Water St. at the Wapello County Regional Fairgrounds 40°54′31″N 92°12′53″W / 40.908611°N 92.214722°W / 40.908611; -92.214722 (Big 4 Fair Art Hall)	Eldon
6	Burlington Depot	Burlington Depot More images	November 26, 2008 ( #08001100)	210 W. Main St. 41°01′09″N 92°24′52″W / 41.01909°N 92.41432°W / 41.01909; -92.41432 (Burlington Depot)	Ottumwa
7	Chief Wapello's Memorial Park	Chief Wapello's Memorial Park	March 27, 1975 ( #75000700)	Southeast of Agency off U.S. Route 34 40°59′31″N 92°17′32″W / 40.991944°N 92.292222°W / 40.991944; -92.292222 (Chief Wapello's Memorial Park)	Agency
8	Court Hill Historic District	Court Hill Historic District	January 7, 1998 ( #97001605)	111 E. Court and 407-1004 N. Court Sts. 41°01′31″N 92°24′31″W / 41.025278°N 92.408611°W / 41.025278; -92.408611 (Court Hill Historic District)	Ottumwa
9	Dahlonega School No. 1	Dahlonega School No. 1	August 10, 2000 ( #00000934)	County Road H25, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Ottumwa 41°03′30″N 92°22′13″W / 41.058333°N 92.370278°W / 41.058333; -92.370278 (Dahlonega School No. 1)	Ottumwa
10	Dibble House	Dibble House More images	October 1, 1974 ( #74002291)	Burton and Gothic Sts. 40°55′18″N 92°12′48″W / 40.921667°N 92.213333°W / 40.921667; -92.213333 (Dibble House)	Eldon
11	Eldon Carnegie Public Library	Eldon Carnegie Public Library	May 30, 1996 ( #96000604)	608 W. Elm St. 40°55′12″N 92°13′32″W / 40.92°N 92.225556°W / 40.92; -92.225556 (Eldon Carnegie Public Library)	Eldon
12	Fifth Street Bluff Historic District	Fifth Street Bluff Historic District More images	January 7, 1998 ( #97001606)	Roughly bounded by Jefferson, E. 6th, Washington, and 4th Sts. 41°01′09″N 92°24′26″W / 41.019167°N 92.407222°W / 41.019167; -92.407222	Ottumwa
13	First National Bank	First National Bank More images	August 11, 1995 ( #95000970)	131 E. Main St. 41°01′02″N 92°24′42″W / 41.017222°N 92.411667°W / 41.017222; -92.411667 (First National Bank)	Ottumwa
14	Foster/Bell House	Foster/Bell House More images	September 29, 1983 ( #83000407)	205 E. 5th St. 41°01′11″N 92°24′27″W / 41.019722°N 92.4075°W / 41.019722; -92.4075 (Foster/Bell House)	Ottumwa
15	J.W. Garner Building	J.W. Garner Building	February 12, 2010 ( #10000003)	222-224 E. 2nd St. 41°01′03″N 92°24′38″W / 41.0175°N 92.410556°W / 41.0175; -92.410556 (J.W. Garner Building)	Ottumwa
16	Greater Second Street Historic District	Greater Second Street Historic District More images	June 14, 2016 ( #16000365)	201-315 E. 2nd, 116 N. Green, 109 S. Green & 106-112 N. Market 41°01′01″N 92°24′34″W / 41.017007°N 92.409424°W / 41.017007; -92.409424	Ottumwa
17	Historic Railroad District	Historic Railroad District	October 6, 2011 ( #11000723)	Main St. to BNSF Railway tracks between Washington St. & Marion St. 41°01′08″N 92°24′53″W / 41.018889°N 92.414722°W / 41.018889; -92.414722 (Historic Railroad District)	Ottumwa
18	Hofmann Building	Hofmann Building More images	December 27, 2010 ( #10001085)	101 S. Market St. 41°01′04″N 92°24′40″W / 41.017916°N 92.411111°W / 41.017916; -92.411111 (Hofmann Building)	Ottumwa
19	Hotel Ottumwa	Hotel Ottumwa More images	September 25, 2012 ( #12000815)	107 E. 2nd St. 41°01′07″N 92°24′43″W / 41.018595°N 92.411812°W / 41.018595; -92.411812 (Hotel Ottumwa)	Ottumwa
20	Jay Funeral Home	Jay Funeral Home	August 11, 1995 ( #95000971)	220 North Ct. 41°01′12″N 92°24′35″W / 41.02°N 92.409722°W / 41.02; -92.409722 (Jay Funeral Home)	Ottumwa
21	Jefferson Street Viaduct	Jefferson Street Viaduct More images	May 15, 1998 ( #98000475)	Jefferson St. over the Des Moines River 41°00′39″N 92°24′55″W / 41.010833°N 92.415278°W / 41.010833; -92.415278 (Jefferson Street Viaduct)	Ottumwa
22	Mars Hill	Mars Hill More images	September 13, 1974 ( #74000814)	Southeast of Ottumwa 40°53′58″N 92°21′26″W / 40.899444°N 92.357222°W / 40.899444; -92.357222 (Mars Hill)	Ottumwa
23	McHaffey Opera House	McHaffey Opera House	November 22, 1995 ( #95001317)	414 Elm St. 40°55′04″N 92°13′22″W / 40.917778°N 92.222778°W / 40.917778; -92.222778 (McHaffey Opera House)	Eldon
24	North Fellows Historic District	North Fellows Historic District	December 27, 2010 ( #10001087)	1200 block of N. Fellows St. and 1204-1212 N. Elm St. 41°01′37″N 92°23′49″W / 41.026944°N 92.396944°W / 41.026944; -92.396944 (North Fellows Historic District)	Ottumwa
25	Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District	Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District More images	August 11, 1995 ( #95000968)	1302 North Ct. 41°01′59″N 92°24′31″W / 41.033056°N 92.408611°W / 41.033056; -92.408611	Ottumwa
26	Ottumwa Public Library	Ottumwa Public Library	April 27, 1984 ( #84001605)	129 N. Court St. 41°01′11″N 92°25′21″W / 41.019722°N 92.4225°W / 41.019722; -92.4225 (Ottumwa Public Library)	Ottumwa
27	Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association	Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association	August 24, 2005 ( #05000907)	133 W. 2nd St. 41°01′17″N 92°24′46″W / 41.021389°N 92.412778°W / 41.021389; -92.412778	Ottumwa
28	St. Joseph Hospital Historic District	St. Joseph Hospital Historic District	October 13, 2015 ( #15000729)	312 E. Alta Vista & 317 Vanness Aves. 41°02′14″N 92°23′57″W / 41.037174°N 92.399121°W / 41.037174; -92.399121	Ottumwa
29	U.S. Post Office	U.S. Post Office	August 13, 1976 ( #76000810)	Court and 4th Sts. 41°01′07″N 92°24′38″W / 41.018611°N 92.410556°W / 41.018611; -92.410556 (U.S. Post Office)	Ottumwa
30	Vogel Place Historic District	Vogel Place Historic District	August 11, 1995 ( #95000967)	Roughly bounded by the Ottumwa Country Club, Court St., the Ottumwa Cemetery, and the former St. Joseph Hospital 41°02′15″N 92°24′10″W / 41.0375°N 92.402778°W / 41.0375; -92.402778 (Vogel Place Historic District)	Ottumwa
31	Wapello County Courthouse	Wapello County Courthouse More images	July 2, 1981 ( #81000272)	Court St. 41°01′11″N 92°24′38″W / 41.019722°N 92.410556°W / 41.019722; -92.410556 (Wapello County Courthouse)	Ottumwa

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	Description
1	Benson Building	Benson Building	August 11, 1995 (#95000969)	March 7, 2019	214 E. 2nd St. 41°01′01″N 92°24′37″W / 41.016944°N 92.410278°W / 41.016944; -92.410278 (Benson Building)	On January 6, 2018, the structure caught fire and was destroyed.^[6]^[7]

References

^ 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.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ 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.
^ Newman, Mark. "Fire destroys Bridal Cottage". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
^ "Fire razes historic Ottumwa building". The Des Moines Register. January 9, 2018. p. 2A. Retrieved June 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[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 April 5, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] 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.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-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] Newman, Mark. "Fire destroys Bridal Cottage". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-07.

[7] "Fire razes historic Ottumwa building". The Des Moines Register. January 9, 2018. p. 2A. Retrieved June 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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