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National Register of Historic Places listings in Wapello County, Iowa

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Location of Wapello County in Iowa

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello 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]

There are 31 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          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 Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa
Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa
Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa
May 14, 2013
(#13000273)
Terminal Ave.
41°06′23″N 92°26′27″W / 41.106337°N 92.440808°W / 41.106337; -92.440808 (Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa)
Ottumwa
2 Agassiz School November 12, 2020
(#100005787)
608 East Williams St.
40°59′53″N 92°25′00″W / 40.997994°N 92.416554°W / 40.997994; -92.416554 (Agassiz School)
Ottumwa
3 B'nai Jacob Synagogue
B'nai Jacob Synagogue
B'nai Jacob Synagogue
August 10, 2004
(#04000815)
529 E. Main
41°00′57″N 92°24′25″W / 41.015833°N 92.406944°W / 41.015833; -92.406944 (B'nai Jacob Synagogue)
Ottumwa
4 Benson Block
Benson Block
Benson Block
January 3, 1985
(#85000009)
109-112 N. Market
41°01′03″N 92°24′35″W / 41.0175°N 92.409722°W / 41.0175; -92.409722 (Benson Block)
Ottumwa
5 Big 4 Fair Art Hall
Big 4 Fair Art Hall
Big 4 Fair Art Hall
May 18, 1995
(#95000621)
Water St. at the Wapello County Regional Fairgrounds
40°54′31″N 92°12′53″W / 40.908611°N 92.214722°W / 40.908611; -92.214722 (Big 4 Fair Art Hall)
Eldon
6 Burlington Depot
Burlington Depot
Burlington Depot
November 26, 2008
(#08001100)
210 W. Main St.
41°01′09″N 92°24′52″W / 41.01909°N 92.41432°W / 41.01909; -92.41432 (Burlington Depot)
Ottumwa
7 Chief Wapello's Memorial Park
Chief Wapello's Memorial Park
Chief Wapello's Memorial Park
March 27, 1975
(#75000700)
Southeast of Agency off U.S. Route 34
40°59′31″N 92°17′32″W / 40.991944°N 92.292222°W / 40.991944; -92.292222 (Chief Wapello's Memorial Park)
Agency
8 Court Hill Historic District
Court Hill Historic District
Court Hill Historic District
January 7, 1998
(#97001605)
111 E. Court and 407-1004 N. Court Sts.
41°01′31″N 92°24′31″W / 41.025278°N 92.408611°W / 41.025278; -92.408611 (Court Hill Historic District)
Ottumwa
9 Dahlonega School No. 1
Dahlonega School No. 1
Dahlonega School No. 1
August 10, 2000
(#00000934)
County Road H25, 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Ottumwa
41°03′30″N 92°22′13″W / 41.058333°N 92.370278°W / 41.058333; -92.370278 (Dahlonega School No. 1)
Ottumwa
10 Dibble House
Dibble House
Dibble House
October 1, 1974
(#74002291)
Burton and Gothic Sts.
40°55′18″N 92°12′48″W / 40.921667°N 92.213333°W / 40.921667; -92.213333 (Dibble House)
Eldon
11 Eldon Carnegie Public Library
Eldon Carnegie Public Library
Eldon Carnegie Public Library
May 30, 1996
(#96000604)
608 W. Elm St.
40°55′12″N 92°13′32″W / 40.92°N 92.225556°W / 40.92; -92.225556 (Eldon Carnegie Public Library)
Eldon
12 Fifth Street Bluff Historic District
Fifth Street Bluff Historic District
Fifth Street Bluff Historic District
January 7, 1998
(#97001606)
Roughly bounded by Jefferson, E. 6th, Washington, and 4th Sts.
41°01′09″N 92°24′26″W / 41.019167°N 92.407222°W / 41.019167; -92.407222 (Fifth Street Bluff Historic District)
Ottumwa
13 First National Bank
First National Bank
First National Bank
August 11, 1995
(#95000970)
131 E. Main St.
41°01′02″N 92°24′42″W / 41.017222°N 92.411667°W / 41.017222; -92.411667 (First National Bank)
Ottumwa
14 Foster/Bell House
Foster/Bell House
Foster/Bell House
September 29, 1983
(#83000407)
205 E. 5th St.
41°01′11″N 92°24′27″W / 41.019722°N 92.4075°W / 41.019722; -92.4075 (Foster/Bell House)
Ottumwa
15 J.W. Garner Building
J.W. Garner Building
J.W. Garner Building
February 12, 2010
(#10000003)
222-224 E. 2nd St.
41°01′03″N 92°24′38″W / 41.0175°N 92.410556°W / 41.0175; -92.410556 (J.W. Garner Building)
Ottumwa
16 Greater Second Street Historic District
Greater Second Street Historic District
Greater Second Street Historic District
June 14, 2016
(#16000365)
201-315 E. 2nd, 116 N. Green, 109 S. Green & 106-112 N. Market
41°01′01″N 92°24′34″W / 41.017007°N 92.409424°W / 41.017007; -92.409424 (Greater Second Street Historic District)
Ottumwa
17 Historic Railroad District
Historic Railroad District
Historic Railroad District
October 6, 2011
(#11000723)
Main St. to BNSF Railway tracks between Washington St. & Marion St.
41°01′08″N 92°24′53″W / 41.018889°N 92.414722°W / 41.018889; -92.414722 (Historic Railroad District)
Ottumwa
18 Hofmann Building
Hofmann Building
Hofmann Building
December 27, 2010
(#10001085)
101 S. Market St.
41°01′04″N 92°24′40″W / 41.017916°N 92.411111°W / 41.017916; -92.411111 (Hofmann Building)
Ottumwa
19 Hotel Ottumwa
Hotel Ottumwa
Hotel Ottumwa
September 25, 2012
(#12000815)
107 E. 2nd St.
41°01′07″N 92°24′43″W / 41.018595°N 92.411812°W / 41.018595; -92.411812 (Hotel Ottumwa)
Ottumwa
20 Jay Funeral Home
Jay Funeral Home
Jay Funeral Home
August 11, 1995
(#95000971)
220 North Ct.
41°01′12″N 92°24′35″W / 41.02°N 92.409722°W / 41.02; -92.409722 (Jay Funeral Home)
Ottumwa
21 Jefferson Street Viaduct
Jefferson Street Viaduct
Jefferson Street Viaduct
May 15, 1998
(#98000475)
Jefferson St. over the Des Moines River
41°00′39″N 92°24′55″W / 41.010833°N 92.415278°W / 41.010833; -92.415278 (Jefferson Street Viaduct)
Ottumwa
22 Mars Hill
Mars Hill
Mars Hill
September 13, 1974
(#74000814)
Southeast of Ottumwa
40°53′58″N 92°21′26″W / 40.899444°N 92.357222°W / 40.899444; -92.357222 (Mars Hill)
Ottumwa
23 McHaffey Opera House
McHaffey Opera House
McHaffey Opera House
November 22, 1995
(#95001317)
414 Elm St.
40°55′04″N 92°13′22″W / 40.917778°N 92.222778°W / 40.917778; -92.222778 (McHaffey Opera House)
Eldon
24 North Fellows Historic District
North Fellows Historic District
North Fellows Historic District
December 27, 2010
(#10001087)
1200 block of N. Fellows St. and 1204-1212 N. Elm St.
41°01′37″N 92°23′49″W / 41.026944°N 92.396944°W / 41.026944; -92.396944 (North Fellows Historic District)
Ottumwa
25 Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District
Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District
Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District
August 11, 1995
(#95000968)
1302 North Ct.
41°01′59″N 92°24′31″W / 41.033056°N 92.408611°W / 41.033056; -92.408611 (Ottumwa Cemetery Historic District)
Ottumwa
26 Ottumwa Public Library
Ottumwa Public Library
Ottumwa Public Library
April 27, 1984
(#84001605)
129 N. Court St.
41°01′11″N 92°25′21″W / 41.019722°N 92.4225°W / 41.019722; -92.4225 (Ottumwa Public Library)
Ottumwa
27 Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association
Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association
Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association
August 24, 2005
(#05000907)
133 W. 2nd St.
41°01′17″N 92°24′46″W / 41.021389°N 92.412778°W / 41.021389; -92.412778 (Ottumwa Young Women's Christian Association)
Ottumwa
28 St. Joseph Hospital Historic District
St. Joseph Hospital Historic District
St. Joseph Hospital Historic District
October 13, 2015
(#15000729)
312 E. Alta Vista & 317 Vanness Aves.
41°02′14″N 92°23′57″W / 41.037174°N 92.399121°W / 41.037174; -92.399121 (St. Joseph Hospital Historic District)
Ottumwa
29 U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post Office
August 13, 1976
(#76000810)
Court and 4th Sts.
41°01′07″N 92°24′38″W / 41.018611°N 92.410556°W / 41.018611; -92.410556 (U.S. Post Office)
Ottumwa
30 Vogel Place Historic District
Vogel Place Historic District
Vogel Place Historic District
August 11, 1995
(#95000967)
Roughly bounded by the Ottumwa Country Club, Court St., the Ottumwa Cemetery, and the former St. Joseph Hospital
41°02′15″N 92°24′10″W / 41.0375°N 92.402778°W / 41.0375; -92.402778 (Vogel Place Historic District)
Ottumwa
31 Wapello County Courthouse
Wapello County Courthouse
Wapello County Courthouse
July 2, 1981
(#81000272)
Court St.
41°01′11″N 92°24′38″W / 41.019722°N 92.410556°W / 41.019722; -92.410556 (Wapello County Courthouse)
Ottumwa

Former listings

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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location Description
1 Benson Building
Benson Building
Benson Building
August 11, 1995
(#95000969)
March 7, 2019 214 E. 2nd St.
41°01′01″N 92°24′37″W / 41.016944°N 92.410278°W / 41.016944; -92.410278 (Benson Building)
On January 6, 2018, the structure caught fire and was destroyed.[6][7]

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. ^ Newman, Mark. "Fire destroys Bridal Cottage". Ottumwa Courier. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  7. ^ "Fire razes historic Ottumwa building". The Des Moines Register. January 9, 2018. p. 2A. Retrieved June 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.