Public Square Historic District (Sigourney, Iowa)

Public Square Historic District
Public Square Historic District (Sigourney, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Public Square Historic District (Sigourney, Iowa)
Public Square Historic District (Sigourney, Iowa) is located in the United States
Public Square Historic District (Sigourney, Iowa)
LocationRoughly around Keokuk County Court House, Sigourney, Iowa
Coordinates41°20′0″N 92°12′16″W / 41.33333°N 92.20444°W / 41.33333; -92.20444
Area11.9 acres (4.8 ha)
ArchitectWetherell and Gage
Burdette Higgins
Architectural styleItalianate
Romanesque, et al.
MPSSigourney, Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.99000487[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1999

The Public Square Historic District in Sigourney, Iowa, United States is a 11.9-acre (4.8 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The listing included 41 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and two contributing objects.[2] The district includes work by architects Wetherell & Gage.[1]

The district largely includes commercial buildings that surround the 1911 Keokuk County Courthouse, which is separately listed on the National Register.[3] For the most part the buildings are one or two-story brick structures. Two of the building are three stories. Initially, the buildings built around the square were all wood-frame construction. After the Civil War brick buildings began to replace them, with 1876 being a prominent year for new construction. The change from wood to brick structures continued into the 20th century. There are also two other civic buildings in the district, Memorial Hall (1923; Sigourney City Hall and auditorium), and the post office (1938). Both of these buildings are located just off of the square proper. The contributing structure is a bandstand, and contributing objects are a fountain, and a Civil War Monument. All three are located on the courthouse grounds.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Molly Myers Naumann. "Public Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Keokuk County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved January 13, 2016.

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