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The Washington and Elizabeth Miller Tract-Center-Soll Community Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.At the time of its nomination it consisted of 471 resources, which included 297 contributing buildings and 174 non-contributing buildings. [2]
Washington Township Center High School, also known as the Washington Township Community Center, is a historic building located northeast of Amish, Iowa, United States. Built in 1926, this public institution was both a throw-back to the 19th-century and forward-looking at the same time. [ 2 ]
Washington Township was established in 1854 . [3]. Washington Township was one of the first townships in Greene County at that time, along with Jefferson and Kendrick townships and others. [ 4 ]
Washington was founded in 1839 as the county seat of the newly established Washington County. In 1854 it became the home of a United Presbyterian College, which was dissolved in 1864. As of 2014, the town has celebrated its 175th anniversary, only 5 years behind the oldest city in Iowa, Dubuque, Iowa .
The Washington Community School District, or Washington Community Schools, is a rural public school district based in Washington, Iowa. The district is mainly in Washington County, with a small area in Jefferson County, and serves the towns of Washington and Brighton, and surrounding rural areas. [2] The school's mascot is the Demons.
Washington was platted in 1839 as the county seat for Washington County. Central Park, the town square, is the earliest contributing resource having been platted with the original town. It is the contributing site and contains the two contributing objects: the 1931 Civil War monument and the 1939 fountain.
It is a member of the Washington Community School District. The building was built in 1918 and is still currently used. Construction of a new building conjoined with the existing junior high began in July 2010 with an estimated completion date set for Fall 2012, 96 years after the opening of the present structure. The school runs on block ...
The H.A. Baxter Coal Company Historic District, also known as C.E. Phillips Coal and Grain and Freshwaters Coal and Supply, is a nationally recognized historic district located in Washington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]