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Jay Funeral Home, now known as the Robertson-Jay Funeral Home, is an historic building and funeral home located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Local architect Archie Eaton designed the building in the Mediterranean Revival style. The two-story brick structure was completed in 1929.
Prominent citizens who built homes on the bluff included George Morrell of John Morrell & Company, F.W. Simmons of American Mining Tools Company, G.C. Janney of Janney Manufacturing, J.W. Edgerly who was a wholesale druggist, J.H. Merrill who was a wholesale grocer and Judge H.B. Hendershott. Construction in the area was largely concluded by 1930.
Ottumwa is the home of Indian Hills Community College, a two-year community college. Between 1928 and 1980, it was also home to Ottumwa Heights College, a women's college that merged with Indian Hills in 1979 to create one institution. Indian Hills is located at the former Ottumwa Heights campus.
Location of Wapello County in Iowa. ... Ottumwa: 20: Jay Funeral Home: Jay Funeral Home: August 11, 1995 : 220 North Ct.
The Vogel Place Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it contained 158 resources, which included 101 contributing buildings , six contributing structures , and 51 non ...
Ottumwa Cemetery began with 10 acres (4.0 ha). [2] The lots were laid in a grid pattern with meandering roads along the hillsides. It forms an arboretum that contains trees and shrubs that have been planted throughout the city's history. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as a part of the Ottumwa MPS. [1]
The Foster/Bell House is an historic building located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. The original house on the property was the home of Judge H.B. Hendershott built in 1862. He sold the property to Thomas D. Foster in the early 1890s. He was the chairman and general manager of the meat packing firm John Morrell & Company from 1893 to 1915 ...
The Nurses residence is a two-story Modern movement structure designed by Burlington, Iowa architect Dane Morgan. It was completed in 1945. St. Joseph Hospital at its height employed 350 people and provided 120 acute care beds. [5] Ottumwa Hospital initiated several attempts in the 1970s to merge the two hospitals, but St. Joseph's resisted ...