National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa.

Location of Hardin County in Iowa

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hardin 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.[1]

There are 35 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 26, 2023.[2]

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Current listingsEdit

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Alden Bridge May 15, 1998
(#98000517)
Main St. over the Iowa River
42°31′16″N 93°22′32″W / 42.521111°N 93.375556°W / 42.521111; -93.375556 (Alden Bridge)
Alden
2 Alden Public Library March 17, 1981
(#81000241)
1012 Water St.
42°31′07″N 93°22′01″W / 42.518611°N 93.366944°W / 42.518611; -93.366944 (Alden Public Library)
Alden
3 Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library May 23, 1983
(#83000363)
520 Rocksylvania Ave.
42°31′18″N 93°15′50″W / 42.521722°N 93.263833°W / 42.521722; -93.263833 (Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library)
Iowa Falls
4 Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall January 27, 2012
(#11001056)
301 11th Ave.
42°21′45″N 93°05′11″W / 42.362511°N 93.086336°W / 42.362511; -93.086336 (Civilian Conservation Corps-Prisoner of War Recreation Hall)
Eldora
5 Edgewood School of Domestic Arts April 19, 1979
(#79000897)
719 River St.
42°31′26″N 93°16′06″W / 42.523861°N 93.268333°W / 42.523861; -93.268333 (Edgewood School of Domestic Arts)
Iowa Falls
6 Eldora Downtown Historic District May 12, 2009
(#09000297)
Approximately ten blocks in downtown Eldora around the courthouse square
42°21′37″N 93°05′56″W / 42.360197°N 93.098917°W / 42.360197; -93.098917 (Eldora Downtown Historic District)
Eldora
7 Eldora Public Library May 23, 1983
(#83000364)
1219 14th Ave.
42°21′35″N 93°05′55″W / 42.359611°N 93.09875°W / 42.359611; -93.09875 (Eldora Public Library)
Eldora
8 Ellsworth-Jones Building October 1, 1993
(#93000959)
511 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′49″W / 42.519389°N 93.263528°W / 42.519389; -93.263528 (Ellsworth-Jones Building)
Iowa Falls
9 Estes Park Band Shell October 1, 1993
(#93000960)
Estes Park
42°31′15″N 93°15′53″W / 42.520722°N 93.264806°W / 42.520722; -93.264806 (Estes Park Band Shell)
Iowa Falls
10 First Congregational Church December 4, 1996
(#96001372)
1209 12th St.
42°21′41″N 93°05′52″W / 42.361389°N 93.097778°W / 42.361389; -93.097778 (First Congregational Church)
Eldora
11 First National Bank October 1, 1993
(#93000958)
601 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W / 42.519444°N 93.264361°W / 42.519444; -93.264361 (First National Bank)
Iowa Falls
12 Folkert Mound Group March 17, 2009
(#09000126)
Address Restricted
Steamboat Rock
13 Hardin County Courthouse July 2, 1981
(#81000242)
Edgington Ave.
42°21′32″N 93°05′45″W / 42.358889°N 93.095833°W / 42.358889; -93.095833 (Hardin County Courthouse)
Eldora
14 Hardin County Home Historic District May 24, 2010
(#10000275)
28483 County Road D41
42°23′25″N 93°08′18″W / 42.390158°N 93.138206°W / 42.390158; -93.138206 (Hardin County Home Historic District)
Eldora
15 Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse February 8, 1980
(#80001452)
Southwest of New Providence
42°15′02″N 93°11′14″W / 42.250556°N 93.187222°W / 42.250556; -93.187222 (Honey Creek Friends' Meetinghouse)
New Providence
16 Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley September 6, 1990
(#90001303)
North of Railroad St., between State and Mitchell Sts.
42°33′19″N 93°03′08″W / 42.555139°N 93.052306°W / 42.555139; -93.052306 (Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley)
Ackley
17 Iowa Falls Bridge May 15, 1998
(#98000516)
U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River
42°31′06″N 93°15′46″W / 42.518333°N 93.262778°W / 42.518333; -93.262778 (Iowa Falls Bridge)
Iowa Falls Demolished in 2010.
18 Iowa Falls Union Depot September 6, 1990
(#90001305)
E. Rocksylvania Ave. and Depot St.
42°31′16″N 93°15′23″W / 42.521222°N 93.2565°W / 42.521222; -93.2565 (Iowa Falls Union Depot)
Iowa Falls
19 Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage December 2, 2014
(#14000971)
2017 Washington Ave.
42°31′11″N 93°16′58″W / 42.5196°N 93.2828°W / 42.5196; -93.2828 (Glenn and Nell Kurtz Lustron Home and Garage)
Iowa Falls
20 McClanahan Block October 1, 1993
(#93000956)
613 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′53″W / 42.519389°N 93.264806°W / 42.519389; -93.264806 (McClanahan Block)
Iowa Falls
21 Metropolitan Opera House February 20, 1975
(#75000690)
515 Washington St.
42°30′55″N 93°16′08″W / 42.515278°N 93.268889°W / 42.515278; -93.268889 (Metropolitan Opera House)
Iowa Falls
22 Mills Tower Historic District September 6, 1990
(#90001304)
E. Rocksylvania Ave., 1/3 mile east of Freight House
42°31′22″N 93°14′55″W / 42.522778°N 93.248611°W / 42.522778; -93.248611 (Mills Tower Historic District)
Iowa Falls
23 New Providence Building Association Stores March 15, 2016
(#16000081)
401–405 W. Main Street Dr.
42°16′54″N 93°10′19″W / 42.281555°N 93.171991°W / 42.281555; -93.171991 (New Providence Building Association Stores)
New Providence
24 New Providence School Gymnasium October 22, 1996
(#96000698)
106 N. Main St.
42°17′07″N 93°10′22″W / 42.285139°N 93.172722°W / 42.285139; -93.172722 (New Providence School Gymnasium)
New Providence
25 Princess-Sweet Shop October 1, 1993
(#93000957)
607 Washington Ave.
42°31′10″N 93°15′52″W / 42.519444°N 93.264444°W / 42.519444; -93.264444 (Princess-Sweet Shop)
Iowa Falls
26 River Street Bridge May 15, 1998
(#98000526)
River St. over the Iowa River
42°31′11″N 93°16′05″W / 42.519722°N 93.268056°W / 42.519722; -93.268056 (River Street Bridge)
Iowa Falls
27 St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church October 1, 1993
(#93000961)
Junction of Oak and Railroad Sts.
42°31′06″N 93°15′47″W / 42.518333°N 93.263056°W / 42.518333; -93.263056 (St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church)
Iowa Falls
28 Sentinel Block October 1, 1993
(#93000962)
702 Washington Ave.
42°31′12″N 93°15′56″W / 42.519917°N 93.265639°W / 42.519917; -93.265639 (Sentinel Block)
Iowa Falls
29 Slayton Farms-Round Barn July 7, 1999
(#99000739)
20478 135th St.
42°30′52″N 93°17′26″W / 42.514444°N 93.290556°W / 42.514444; -93.290556 (Slayton Farms-Round Barn)
Iowa Falls
30 Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building March 31, 2004
(#04000243)
306 W. Market St.
42°24′29″N 93°03′55″W / 42.408056°N 93.06516°W / 42.408056; -93.06516 (Steamboat Rock Consolidated Schools Building)
Steamboat Rock
31 Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage January 24, 2002
(#01001486)
Union Cemetery
42°31′40″N 93°16′13″W / 42.527694°N 93.270278°W / 42.527694; -93.270278 (Union Cemetery Gardener's Cottage)
Iowa Falls
32 US Post Office-Iowa Falls January 5, 1994
(#93000955)
401 Main St.
42°31′15″N 93°15′56″W / 42.520833°N 93.265556°W / 42.520833; -93.265556 (US Post Office-Iowa Falls)
Iowa Falls
33 W.R.C. Hall October 1, 1993
(#93000963)
710 Washington Ave.
42°31′11″N 93°15′57″W / 42.519722°N 93.265833°W / 42.519722; -93.265833 (W.R.C. Hall)
Iowa Falls
34 Washington Avenue Bridge May 15, 1998
(#98000518)
U.S. Route 20 over the Iowa River
42°31′11″N 93°16′16″W / 42.519722°N 93.271111°W / 42.519722; -93.271111 (Washington Avenue Bridge)
Iowa Falls
35 Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District October 31, 2012
(#12000889)
401-714 Washington Ave., the 300 block of Stephens St. and the 200 and 300 blocks of Oak St.
42°31′11″N 93°15′51″W / 42.51964°N 93.264166°W / 42.51964; -93.264166 (Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District)
Iowa Falls

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ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved May 26, 2023.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.