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Oskaloosa is a city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa. [4] In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. The population was 11,558 in the 2020 U.S. census .
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Mahaska County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Mahaska County , Iowa , United States .
The Oskaloosa City Square Commercial Historic District is a 9.8-acre (4.0 ha) historic district in Oskaloosa, Iowa that includes Early Commercial, Italianate, and Romanesque Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1] At the time of its nomination it included 68 contributing buildings. [2]
Mahaska County was formed in February 1843. The county has been self-governing since February 5, 1844. It was named after Chief Mahaska of the Iowa tribe. The county was the first in Iowa to have a sheriff and a justice of peace. [3] Mahaska, from Fulton's Red Men of Iowa (1882) The first courthouse was completed in January 1846.
Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church is a historic church building located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. The Colonial Revival structure was designed by Bloomington, Illinois architect A. T. Simmons , and completed in 1913.
The Mahaska County Courthouse in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States, was built in 1886. 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 1986 it was included as a contributing property in the Oskaloosa City Square Commercial Historic District. [2]
The Edmundson Park Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it contained 52 resources, which included four contributing buildings , six contributing sites , 19 contributing ...
The Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand is a nationally recognized historic district located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The listing includes one contributing site and five contributing objects. [2]