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The Prospect of Whitby is a historic public house on the northern bank of the River Thames at Wapping, in the East End of London and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lays claim to being on the site of the oldest riverside tavern , dating from around 1520.
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]
The John Foley House is a historic residence located in New Hampton, Iowa, United States. John Foley (1841-1919) was a native of Ireland who came to Iowa in 1851 after having spent five years in Baltimore. He was engaged in farming until 1872 when he moved to New Hampton and became involved in politics, commerce, and banking.
The town of Hampton was laid out by H. P. Allen, who was the county surveyor, in June 1856. The original plat was eight blocks by eight blocks in the shape of an "L". Near the center of the "L" was the two-block, or double, square. While many county seats in Iowa have a courthouse square, the double square is a rarity. [2]
The sweet smile of an elderly Kathryn Bartosky mixing donuts in her kitchen greets you on page 131 of Tom Schulein’s just-released book covering 185 years of Iowa City history.
The combination sheriff's residence and jail was the most common type of detention facility built by Iowa counties from the 1840s to around 1950. [2] In this facility in Hampton the sheriff's residence was the two-story Italianate style structure closest to the street. There was a cell on the second floor used for female or juvenile prisoners.
Location of Madison County in Iowa. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Iowa. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Hampton's longitude and latitude coordinates, in decimal form are 42.743164, -93.207872. [ 4 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.43 square miles (11.47 km 2 ), all land.