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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 PlacesinDes 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 June 21, 2024.^[2]

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Current listings[edit]

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic District	Upload image	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	Burlington
2	Baptist Church	Baptist Church More images	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 More images	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	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
5	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	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
7	The Capitol Theater	The Capitol Theater More images	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 More images	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 More images	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	Burlington
10	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 More images	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	Burlington
12	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	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	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 More images	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	Burlington
16	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	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	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	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 More images	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 More images	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	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 More images	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	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 More images	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	Burlington	Extends into Henderson County, Illinois.
26	Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District	Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District More images	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	Burlington
27	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	Upload image	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	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 More images	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 More images	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	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 More images	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	Burlington
34	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[edit]

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Flint River Bridge	Upload image	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 More images	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	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	Upload image	June 25, 1998 (#98000791)	December 15, 2003	Sperry Rd. over Yellow Spring Creek	Mediapolis

References[edit]

^ 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.

^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved June 21, 2024.

^ ^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.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

^ 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.

^ 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.

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