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The Iowa State University campus contains over 160 buildings, several of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Iowa State University 's campus, specifically its Central Campus, has been recognized as one of the nation's most beautiful and was listed as a "medallion site" by the American Society of Landscape ...
The median age in the city was 39.7 years. 27.6% of the residents were under the age of 20; 5.4% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 25.3% were from 25 and 44; 26.5% were from 45 and 64; and 15.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.8% male and 46.2% female.
The concept of a memorial to the Iowa Staters who had died in World War I was developed soon after the end of the war itself in 1918. After many ideas were proposed, a bronze plaque, a grotto, or a gateway arch, a group of students rallied for a living memorial, "a building that would provide service to the college and preserve the memory of those that were lost. [1]"
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]
Columbus City Township is a township in Louisa County, Iowa. [1] It was organized in 1841. [2] References
Iowa Highway 1 (Iowa 1) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Iowa that extends from Keosauqua to Anamosa. It travels nearly 120 miles (190 km), mainly through rich farmland and small communities. Iowa 1 provides an important link to Iowa City and the University of Iowa as it passes through campus.
Morrill Hall, on the campus of Iowa State University, is a historic building that now houses the Christian Petersen Art Museum. It was named for Justin Smith Morrill, who created the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. Construction was completed in 1891 with less than $30,000.
The Farm House, also known as the Knapp–Wilson House, is the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.Now a museum open to the general public, this house was built 1861-65 as part of the model farm that eventually became Iowa State.