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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."
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
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
The Monroe County Courthouse in Albia, Iowa, United States, was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. [1] In 1985 it was listed as a contributing property in the Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District. The courthouse is the ...
Monroe County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Iowa. In the early 20th century, it was a center of bituminous coal mining and in 1910 had a population of more than 25,000. As mining declined, people moved elsewhere for work. In the 2020 census, the population was 7,577. [1] The county seat is Albia. [2]
The T.B. Perry House is a historical residence located in Albia, Iowa, United States. Theodore Perry was a local attorney and businessman who served two terms in the Iowa Senate. He is also responsible for a couple of buildings in the Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District. [2] This house is a High Victorian eclectic style ...
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.