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Washington was founded in 1839 as the county seat of the newly established Washington County. In 1854 it became the home of a United Presbyterian College, which was dissolved in 1864. As of 2014, the town has celebrated its 175th anniversary, only 5 years behind the oldest city in Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa .
Washington was platted in 1839 as the county seat for Washington County. Central Park, the town square, is the earliest contributing resource having been platted with the original town. It is the contributing site and contains the two contributing objects: the 1931 Civil War monument and the 1939 fountain.
The West Side Residential Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Washington, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1]
The Winfield Smouse House, is a historic structure located in Washington, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] Winfield Smouse arrived in Washington in 1867.
The Washington County Courthouse in Washington, Iowa, United States, was built in 1887. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] In 2013 it was included as a contributing property in the Washington Downtown Historic District. The courthouse ...
The original Graham Opera House existed in Washington, Iowa, and hosted theatre from 1886 until a fire destroyed it on November 23, 1892. Architectural firm Foster & Liebbe drafted the plans for a replacement venue, which was constructed in 1893 at a cost of US$35,000. The second Graham Opera House opened on November 27, 1893.
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A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites & More (Arcadia, 2018) Moe, Edward O., and Carl Cleveland Taylor. Culture of a contemporary rural community: Irwin, Iowa (US Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1942) online history and status in 1940 of Irwin, Iowa, a small town in Shelby County.