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The Prospect of Whitby is a historic public house on the northern bank of the River Thames at Wapping, in the East End of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lays claim to being on the site of the oldest riverside tavern , dating from around 1520.
The town of Hampton was laid out by H. P. Allen, who was the county surveyor, in June 1856. The original plat was eight blocks by eight blocks in the shape of an "L". Near the center of the "L" was the two-block, or double, square. While many county seats in Iowa have a courthouse square, the double square is a rarity. [2]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
George Johnson House: George Johnson House: August 15, 2000 : 2566 190th Ave. Calamus: part of the Norwegian Related Resources of Olive Township, Clinton County, Iowa MPS 22: Kvindherred Lutheran Church, School and Cemetery
The combination sheriff's residence and jail was the most common type of detention facility built by Iowa counties from the 1840s to around 1950. [2] In this facility in Hampton the sheriff's residence was the two-story Italianate style structure closest to the street. There was a cell on the second floor used for female or juvenile prisoners.
It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] In 2003 it was included as a contributing property in the Hampton Double Square Historic District. [2] The courthouse is the third facility to house court functions and county administration.
Student of Frank Lloyd Wright built this home on 20 acres, on the market for $750K in Iowa. ... More on this house. Where: 3970 N. Dakota Ave., Ames, Iowa. Asking price: $750,000. Year built: 1965.
The Iowa legislature had passed a law in 1884 that allowed counties to levy a tax to support building G.A.R. memorials. Captain Rufus S. Benson, a local state representative, had the law amended in 1886 so that it allowed for the construction of a memorial hall, as the local G.A.R. chapter wanted it to be a place where they could meet.