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The residents of Iowa City, in the then Iowa Territory, were shocked when the steamboat arrived on June 20, 1841 because such a thing was unexpected. Their local newspaper, the Iowa City Standard , said in an editorial, "We this week announce an event which in our judgment, is of more importance than any other that has happened since our city ...
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Station is a historic building located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Built in 1898 for passenger use, it was the second depot in the city. [2] The first one was built by the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, a predecessor of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P), in ...
The district is an enclave of upper-middle-class houses on Woodlawn and Evans Streets. Nine of the houses were built in the late 19th century, two were built in the 1920s, and two were built in mid-20th century. There is also a four-story Tudor Revival apartment building on Evans Street that was built in 1926.
Roughly bounded by Muscatine Ave., Summitt, Washington, and Burlington Sts., Iowa City, Iowa: Coordinates: Area: 5.5 acres (2.2 ha) Architectural style: Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: MPS: Iowa City MPS: NRHP reference No.
Capital City (sternwheeler) SS Caracas (1881) Carrie Ladd; Charles H. Marshall (ship) Charles R. Spencer; SS Christopher Columbus; SS City of Berlin; SS City of Columbus; City of Detroit III; PS City of Erie; SS City of Lowell; City of Muskegon; SS City of Peking; SS City of Rio de Janeiro; City of Seattle (steam ferry) City of Taunton (ship ...
The Jefferson Street Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 39 resources, which included 36 contributing buildings and three non-contributing buildings. [2]
The Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places district that includes five stone cottages in Iowa City epitomizing the eccentric vernacular architectural style of Howard Moffitt. Moffitt constructed more than 100 houses in Iowa City and Coralville, Iowa, and a few in Citrus City, Texas. These ...
The Steamboat Iowa was revered as one of the largest and fastest boats on the Mississippi in the mid 19th century; it is incorporated into the official Seal of Iowa. Built in 1838, the Iowa was the first vessel named for the newly formed Territory of Iowa .