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The Thomas Johnson Polygonal Barn was a historic building located near Wellman in rural Washington County, Iowa, United States. The 16-sided building measured 40 feet (12 m) in diameter. [ 2 ] The structure was covered in red vertical siding and it was topped by a sectional conical roof, with windows on the south side and an aerator.
Wellman is named for Joseph Edward Wellman, who in July, 1879, provided 40 acres (160,000 m 2) of his farmland for railroad construction including lots for development near the depot. Mr. Wellman was born in Lawrence County, Kentucky on 12 May 1824, acquired his farm in 1859, and died in Wellman on 14 January 1901. [4]
County road over an unnamed stream: Mallory Township: Bridge distinguished as the oldest remaining example of the Pratt half-hip pony truss in Iowa, built in 1890. 29: Matt-Bahls House: Matt-Bahls House: September 24, 1984 : 615 S. 3rd St.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee 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]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Johnson 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]
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It is a flat area of land in an otherwise hilly region. The district is centered on Fountain Square, a public green space around which the town had been platted in 1857. A second public square was added in 1890 for the Montgomery County Courthouse after Red Oak won a special election to move the county seat from Frankfort.
Davenport was the first city in Iowa to receive rail service. [2] The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P) entered the city in 1856 after the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi River was completed in 1856. [3] The CRI&Ps mainline followed the base of the river bluff on the north side of the downtown area.