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The Courthouse Square Historic District in Centerville, Iowa, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 through the efforts of the Centerville Historic Preservation Commission. The district consists of an area centered on the town square and bounded by Van Buren Street, Haynes Avenue, Maple Street and 10th Street.
Centerville is located in south-central Iowa at the junction of Iowa Highway 2 and Iowa Highway 5. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.89 square miles (12.67 km 2 ), of which 4.86 square miles (12.59 km 2 ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km 2 ) is water.
Location of Appanoose County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Appanoose County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
His wife taught several local children in their home making it the first school in the northern part of the county. He opened the first grist mill in the county in 1845. The following year, Stratton surveyed, platted and settled Centerville, which had been named the new county seat. He built this house in 1858, and died here in 1884.
Centerville was platted in 1855, but the town's growth soon failed to meet the expectations of its founders. [2] The town's mill was destroyed in 1858, and the Centerville dwindled in importance. [3] By 1914, Centerville contained but a "half dozen houses". [4]
Her case received wide publicity through regional newspapers and national wire services. [53] 15 April 1926 Frederick McDonald: 53–54 Sydney, Australia An Australian politician, McDonald set off from Martin Place, Sydney, for a meeting with Jack Lang two blocks away but failed to arrive. He was possibly murdered by his political rival Thomas Ley.
Second Baptist Church is an historic church building located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]
Kathleen Sebelius (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, former governor of Kansas) (Cincinnati) Donna Shalala (U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1993–) John Sherman (U.S. Senator, brother of Gen. Sherman) (Lancaster) Tony Snow (White House Press Secretary) (Cincinnati) Charles Phelps Taft II (mayor of Cincinnati)