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In addition to residential architecture, there are two churches and the city's water works that are contributing properties: St. Mary and St. George Coptic Orthodox Church (c. 1925), the Council Bluffs Waterworks (reservoir, 1941 Works Progress Administration; pump house, 1947), and the Community of Christ Church (1951).
Shepard Farnsworth was a native of Muscatine, Iowa who began his banking career in Washington, Iowa before serving in the American Civil War, where he was under the command of his future father-in-law. [3] After establishing a private bank in McGregor, Iowa with his brother, Farnsworth settled in Council Bluffs in 1869. He purchased a half ...
The museum is housed inside a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad passenger depot that was also used by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific.The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot and also has been known as just Rock Island Depot. [2]
Roughly bounded by Worth, High School Ave., Clark Ave., and the western side of Bluff St., Council Bluffs, Iowa: Coordinates: Area: 32 acres (13 ha) Architectural style: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements
The Grenville M. Dodge House is a historic house museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.This Second Empire mansion, built in 1869, was the home of Grenville M. Dodge (1831-1916), a Union Army general, politician, and a major figure in the development of the railroads across the American West.
This list of museums in Iowa is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Henry William Miller (May 1, 1807 – October 9, 1885 [1]) was the first member of the Iowa legislature from the area of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Biography [ edit ]
The 100 Block of West Broadway Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]