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The Monroe County Courthouse (1903) replaced the brick courthouse on the square, and it is individually listed on the NRHP. A newspaper story that called Albia the ugliest town in Iowa was the catalyst that First Iowa State Bank Board Chairman Robert T. Bates needed to organize in 1965 what became "Operation Facelift."
website, operated by the Monona Historical Society Monroe County Historical Museum: Albia: Monroe: Central: Local history: Includes artifacts from 19th century homes, farms, and coal mines, operated by the Monroe County Historical Society [61] Montauk Mansion: Clermont: Fayette: Central: Historic house
Albia: 2: Brick Gothic House: April 14, 1994 : 1.25 miles south of Albia, 0.75 miles east of Iowa Highway 5, and 0.5 miles west of County Road T35: Albia: 3: Buxton Historic Townsite: Buxton Historic Townsite
Albia is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, in southern Iowa, United States. [3] The population was 3,721 at the 2020 census. [4] The city of Albia is known for its historic square and city-wide Victorian Architecture. Albia is also known for the annual "Restoration" days celebration which commemorates the refurbishment of the ...
Monroe County was originally called Kishkekosh County, and its first courthouse was a log structure built in 1846. [2] It featured a half-story sized room above the courtroom for jury deliberations. [3] It was torn down in 1860 and replaced by a Tudor Revival-style building in the town park. The new building was ordered by Judge James Hilt, who ...
The Arvine and Elizabeth W. White House is a historical residence located in Albia, Iowa, United States. It is the only brick house in town that remains from before the American Civil War . [ 2 ] The vernacular -style house has an Adamesque character about it, and it is reminiscent of the style popularized in by Charles Bulfinch and advocated ...
The Brick Gothic House is a historical residence located south of Albia in rural Monroe County, Iowa, United States. Built in 1885 it is a rare example of a Gothic Revival house located on a farm in southeast Iowa. [2] The 2 story brick house features nine Gothic arch windows on the first floor and three on the second level.
From 1909 to 1913 he served the United States House of Representatives representing Iowa's 6th congressional district. Due to health concerns, he pulled out of the 1912 race and returned to Albia to practice law. He and his wife Belle bought his house in 1916. Kendall was then elected the 23rd Governor of Iowa in 1920, and served two terms. Ill ...