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Grinnell (/ ɡ r ɪ ˈ n ɛ l / grin-EL) is a city in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. The population was 9,564 at the time of the 2020 census . [ 3 ] It is best known for being the home of Grinnell College , as well as being the location of the Merchants' National Bank building, designed by famous architect Louis Sullivan .
The Grinnell Historic Commercial District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1] At the time of its nomination it contained 75 resources, which included 47 contributing buildings, and 26 non-contributing buildings. [2]
It served the community as the public library from the time it opened until November, 2009, when the library moved to the new Drake Community Library located at 930 Park Street. In 2009 the Grinnell Area Arts Council entered into an agreement with the city to rent the building once the new library building was completed. [3]
The old Pioneer Oil Company Filling Station in Grinnell. Iowa Highway 146 beings in the city of New Sharon at the corner of Main Street and Market Street. U.S. Highway 63 comes from the south along Main and turns east onto Market. Iowa Highway 102, existing only within New Sharon, but formerly extending to Pella, heads west on Market. Iowa 146 ...
Grinnell College is located in the town of Grinnell, Iowa, about halfway between Des Moines and Iowa City.The main campus, which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, [20] is bounded by 6th Avenue on the south, 10th Avenue on the north, East Street on the east and Park Street on the west.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.
The North Grinnell Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it contained 272 resources, which included 202 contributing buildings , six contributing objects , 61 non-contributing ...
The Charles H. Spencer House was built at the corner of 6th Avenue and Main Street in the late 1860s as a private residence. Charles H. Spencer was the founder of the First National Bank of Grinnell. There was one intermediate move before the building was moved to its present location. [2] It is no longer used as a church and now houses a gift ...