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Location of Washington County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
It sits to the west of the residential area. The Alexander Young Cabin (1840) was relocated to the park in 1912, and it is individually listed on the National Register. A marker that commemorates the park's original donor is the contributing object. A section of West Washington Boulevard is paved with brick and it is the contributing structure.
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 county, still named Slaughter County, became part of Iowa Territory on July 4, 1838, when it was organized. To honor George Washington, the county opted to change its name on January 25, 1839. [5] [6] The first White American colonizers arrived in Washington County in 1835, and began establishing individual domiciles in 1836. A settlement ...
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Buildings and structures in Washington County, Iowa (4 C, 12 P) E. Education in Washington County, Iowa (1 C, 8 P) G. Geography of Washington County, Iowa (4 C, 1 P) P.
A significant number of the buildings were constructed in brick, and the vast majority of the buildings in the district were built by 1891. [2] Vernacular structures are commonplace here, as are various Victorian styles. Hollenfelz House (1891) and the Dubuque Casket Company building (1894) are individually listed on the National Register. The ...
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 .