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National Register of Historic Places listings in Des Moines County, Iowa

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Location of Des Moines County in Iowa

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

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

There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic District April 22, 2022
(#100007633)
2043 Sunnyside Ave.
40°49′39″N 91°07′11″W / 40.827588°N 91.119847°W / 40.827588; -91.119847 (Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic District)
Burlington
2 Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Baptist Church
April 18, 1977
(#77000509)
West of Sperry off U.S. Route 61
40°57′30″N 91°11′56″W / 40.958333°N 91.198889°W / 40.958333; -91.198889 (Baptist Church)
Sperry
3 Bridgeport Bridge
Bridgeport Bridge
Bridgeport Bridge
May 15, 1998
(#98000533)
Old Quarry Rd.
40°47′26″N 91°21′51″W / 40.790556°N 91.364167°W / 40.790556; -91.364167 (Bridgeport Bridge)
Denmark A Pennsylvania through truss bridge built by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works and completed in 1904. Extends into Lee County.
4 Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station
Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station
October 22, 1976
(#76000761)
237 S. 4th St.
40°48′22″N 91°06′19″W / 40.806170°N 91.105152°W / 40.806170; -91.105152 (Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station)
Burlington
5 Burlington Public Library
Burlington Public Library
Burlington Public Library
March 27, 1975
(#75000682)
501 N. 4th St.
40°48′44″N 91°06′13″W / 40.81214722°N 91.10349722°W / 40.81214722; -91.10349722 (Burlington Public Library)
Burlington
6 Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House
January 27, 1983
(#83000351)
Front and High Sts.
40°48′50″N 91°05′56″W / 40.813889°N 91.098889°W / 40.813889; -91.098889 (Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House)
Burlington
7 The Capitol Theater
The Capitol Theater
The Capitol Theater
November 22, 1996
(#96001373)
211 N. 3rd St.
40°48′34″N 91°06′11″W / 40.80958056°N 91.10311389°W / 40.80958056; -91.10311389 (The Capitol Theater)
Burlington
8 Cascade Bridge
Cascade Bridge
Cascade Bridge
June 25, 1998
(#98000793)
S. Main St. over the Cascade Ravine
40°46′52″N 91°05′54″W / 40.781111°N 91.098333°W / 40.781111; -91.098333 (Cascade Bridge)
Burlington
9 Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Station
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Station
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Station
February 4, 2002
(#01001540)
300 S Main St.
40°48′21″N 91°06′06″W / 40.8057°N 91.1018°W / 40.8057; -91.1018 (Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Station)
Burlington
10 Church of St. John the Baptist
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church of St. John the Baptist
February 26, 1982
(#82002615)
712 Division St.
40°48′28″N 91°06′31″W / 40.807778°N 91.108611°W / 40.807778; -91.108611 (Church of St. John the Baptist)
Burlington
11 Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District
Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District
Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District
June 3, 1976
(#76000762)
Bounded by Parkway Dr., Koestner, Madison Rd., and the Mississippi River
40°46′33″N 91°06′07″W / 40.775833°N 91.101944°W / 40.775833; -91.101944 (Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District)
Burlington
12 Mary Darwin House
Mary Darwin House
Mary Darwin House
January 24, 1980
(#80001445)
537 Summer St.
40°48′06″N 91°06′51″W / 40.80170556°N 91.11424722°W / 40.80170556; -91.11424722 (Mary Darwin House)
Burlington
13 Des Moines County Court House
Des Moines County Court House
Des Moines County Court House
August 28, 2003
(#03000817)
513 N. Main St.
40°48′43″N 91°06′04″W / 40.81203056°N 91.10105°W / 40.81203056; -91.10105 (Des Moines County Court House)
Burlington
14 Augustus Caesar Dodge House
Augustus Caesar Dodge House
Augustus Caesar Dodge House
January 25, 1980
(#80001446)
829 N. 5th St.
40°48′57″N 91°06′12″W / 40.81580278°N 91.10342222°W / 40.81580278; -91.10342222 (Augustus Caesar Dodge House)
Burlington
15 Downtown Commercial Historic District
Downtown Commercial Historic District
Downtown Commercial Historic District
January 21, 2015
(#14001168)
100-800 blocks of Jefferson Street, plus parts of adjacent blocks east of 4th Street from Columbia to Market
40°48′36″N 91°06′10″W / 40.809944°N 91.102701°W / 40.809944; -91.102701 (Downtown Commercial Historic District)
Burlington
16 First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
November 21, 1976
(#76000763)
313 N. 4th St.
40°48′38″N 91°06′14″W / 40.81064444°N 91.10400833°W / 40.81064444; -91.10400833 (First Congregational Church)
Burlington
17 James M. Forney House
James M. Forney House
James M. Forney House
September 22, 1986
(#86002689)
401 Cedar St.
40°48′02″N 91°06′13″W / 40.80066389°N 91.10374167°W / 40.80066389; -91.10374167 (James M. Forney House)
Burlington
18 German Methodist Episcopal Church
German Methodist Episcopal Church
German Methodist Episcopal Church
September 22, 1977
(#77000508)
7th and Washington Sts.
40°48′43″N 91°06′24″W / 40.811914°N 91.106690°W / 40.811914; -91.106690 (German Methodist Episcopal Church)
Burlington
19 Hawkeye Creek Bridge
Hawkeye Creek Bridge
Hawkeye Creek Bridge
June 25, 1998
(#98000790)
Hawkeye Rd. over Hawkeye Creek
41°02′33″N 91°03′26″W / 41.042500°N 91.057222°W / 41.042500; -91.057222 (Hawkeye Creek Bridge)
Mediapolis
20 Hedge Block
Hedge Block
Hedge Block
October 7, 1982
(#82000405)
401-407 Jefferson St.
40°48′36″N 91°06′15″W / 40.80998056°N 91.10415556°W / 40.80998056; -91.10415556 (Hedge Block)
Burlington
21 Heritage Hill Historic District
Heritage Hill Historic District
Heritage Hill Historic District
December 21, 1982
(#82000406)
Roughly bounded by Central Ave. and High, 3rd, and Jefferson Sts.
40°48′46″N 91°06′22″W / 40.812778°N 91.106111°W / 40.812778; -91.106111 (Heritage Hill Historic District)
Burlington
22 Hotel Burlington
Hotel Burlington
Hotel Burlington
December 31, 1987
(#87002214)
206 N. 3rd St.
40°48′33″N 91°06′09″W / 40.80926667°N 91.10248611°W / 40.80926667; -91.10248611 (Hotel Burlington)
Burlington
23 Jagger-Churchill House
Jagger-Churchill House
Jagger-Churchill House
March 5, 1982
(#82002616)
201 Spring St.
40°48′55″N 91°06′00″W / 40.81535278°N 91.09998611°W / 40.81535278; -91.09998611 (Jagger-Churchill House)
Burlington
24 Lagomarcino-Grupe Company
Lagomarcino-Grupe Company
Lagomarcino-Grupe Company
September 30, 2013
(#13000796)
101-111 Valley St.
40°48′31″N 91°06′04″W / 40.808611°N 91.101111°W / 40.808611; -91.101111 (Lagomarcino-Grupe Company)
Burlington
25 Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District
Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District
Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District
March 10, 2004
(#04000178)
Spanning the Mississippi River, 1.5 miles north of an unnamed county road from Gladstone, Illinois
40°52′56″N 91°01′27″W / 40.88223611°N 91.02412222°W / 40.88223611; -91.02412222 (Lock and Dam No. 18 Historic District)
Burlington Extends into Henderson County, Illinois.
26 Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District
Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District
Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District
June 12, 2012
(#12000326)
Roughly 209 N. 3rd to 231 S. 3rd & 219 to 425 Valley Sts.
40°48′29″N 91°06′12″W / 40.808053°N 91.103308°W / 40.808053; -91.103308 (Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District)
Burlington
27 Dennis Melcher Pottery and House
Dennis Melcher Pottery and House
Dennis Melcher Pottery and House
August 28, 2003
(#03000832)
22981 and 22982 Agency Rd.
40°48′58″N 91°22′18″W / 40.81611389°N 91.37163333°W / 40.81611389; -91.37163333 (Dennis Melcher Pottery and House)
Danville
28 Prairie Grove School May 20, 2019
(#100003973)
13598 Beaverdale Rd.
40°52′49″N 91°14′55″W / 40.880278°N 91.248611°W / 40.880278; -91.248611 (Prairie Grove School)
West Burlington
29 Schramm Building
Schramm Building
Schramm Building
March 12, 1999
(#99000310)
212 Jefferson St.
40°48′36″N 91°06′07″W / 40.81000278°N 91.102075°W / 40.81000278; -91.102075 (Schramm Building)
Burlington
30 Snake Alley
Snake Alley
Snake Alley
September 6, 1974
(#74000783)
N. 6th St. between Washington and Columbia Sts.
40°48′43″N 91°06′21″W / 40.81196111°N 91.10569722°W / 40.81196111; -91.10569722 (Snake Alley)
Burlington Street of many curves
31 Snake Alley Historic District
Snake Alley Historic District
Snake Alley Historic District
May 21, 1975
(#75000683)
Roughly bounded by Columbia and Washington Sts., Cobblestone Alley, and Service Dr.
40°48′43″N 91°06′21″W / 40.81196389°N 91.1057°W / 40.81196389; -91.1057 (Snake Alley Historic District)
Burlington
32 Starker-Leopold Historic District
Starker-Leopold Historic District
Starker-Leopold Historic District
February 2, 1983
(#83000352)
101 and 111 Clay and 110 Grand Sts.
40°47′43″N 91°05′47″W / 40.795278°N 91.096389°W / 40.795278; -91.096389 (Starker-Leopold Historic District)
Burlington
33 West Jefferson Street Historic District
West Jefferson Street Historic District
West Jefferson Street Historic District
April 9, 1991
(#91000409)
Roughly the 400 to 800 blocks of W. Jefferson St.
40°48′38″N 91°06′22″W / 40.81061667°N 91.10615556°W / 40.81061667; -91.10615556 (West Jefferson Street Historic District)
Burlington
34 Abiathar and Nancy White House
Abiathar and Nancy White House
Abiathar and Nancy White House
January 15, 2014
(#13001076)
713 N. Main St.
40°48′50″N 91°06′01″W / 40.813889°N 91.100278°W / 40.813889; -91.100278 (Abiathar and Nancy White House)
Burlington

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Flint River Bridge June 25, 1998
(#98000792)
October 15, 2014 155th St. over the Flint River
40°54′19″N 91°13′22″W / 40.905278°N 91.222778°W / 40.905278; -91.222778 (Flint River Bridge)
Burlington
2 Charles Mason House
Charles Mason House
Charles Mason House
January 25, 1980
(#80001447)
September 23, 1987 931 N. 6th St.
40°49′03″N 91°06′15″W / 40.817512°N 91.104165°W / 40.817512; -91.104165 (Charles Mason House)
Burlington Demolished in 1984
3 Union Hotel
Union Hotel
Union Hotel
April 4, 1993
(#93000328)
May 12, 2009 301-311 S. Main St.
40°48′21″N 91°06′09″W / 40.8058°N 91.1025°W / 40.8058; -91.1025 (Union Hotel)
Burlington Hotel is the white and light gray building at the far right, matching a drawing in Commercial and Statistical Review of the City of Burlington, Iowa (1882).[6]
4 Yellow Spring Creek Bridge June 25, 1998
(#98000791)
December 15, 2003 Sperry Rd. over Yellow Spring Creek
Mediapolis

See also

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References

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  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 August 16, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ Commercial and Statistical Review of the City of Burlington, Iowa: Showing Her Manufacturing, Mercantile and General Business Interests, Together with Historical Sketches of the Growth and Progress of the "Orchard City," Also Sketches of the Principal Business Houses and Manufacturing Concerns. J.L. Spalding & Company. 1882. p. 131. Retrieved January 21, 2016.