National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Iowa facts for kids

Location of Lee County in Iowa

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lee County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map.

There are 45 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Albright House	July 24, 1978 (#78001233)	716-718 Ave. F 40°37′54″N 91°18′38″W / 40.631667°N 91.310556°W / 40.631667; -91.310556 (Albright House)	Fort Madison
2	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District	March 5, 1992 (#92000100)	902 Ave. H 40°37′48″N 91°18′49″W / 40.63°N 91.313611°W / 40.63; -91.313611	Fort Madison	A former passenger train station and a former freight station built in 1909 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
3	Chief Justice Joseph M. Beck House	July 21, 1988 (#88001116)	630 Ave. E 40°37′58″N 91°18′34″W / 40.632778°N 91.309444°W / 40.632778; -91.309444	Fort Madison
4	Gen. William Worth Belknap House	October 10, 1975 (#75000694)	511 N. 3rd St. 40°23′51″N 91°22′33″W / 40.397500°N 91.375833°W / 40.397500; -91.375833 (Gen. William Worth Belknap House)	Keokuk	Greek Revival home built in 1854 by William Worth Belknap who became a Civil War general and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant.
5	Bridgeport Bridge	May 15, 1998 (#98000533)	Old Quarry Rd. 40°47′25″N 91°21′50″W / 40.790278°N 91.363889°W / 40.790278; -91.363889 (Bridgeport Bridge)	Denmark	A Pennsylvania through truss bridge built by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works and completed in 1904. Extends into Des Moines County.
6	Cattermole Memorial Library	April 5, 1984 (#84001267)	614 7th St. 40°37′53″N 91°18′34″W / 40.631389°N 91.309444°W / 40.631389; -91.309444 (Cattermole Memorial Library)	Fort Madison
7	Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House	April 23, 1998 (#98000384)	206 High St. 40°23′43″N 91°22′42″W / 40.395278°N 91.378333°W / 40.395278; -91.378333 (Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House)	Keokuk	Greek Revival residence of Civil War general Samuel R. Curtis.
8	Denmark Congregational Church	December 2, 1977 (#77000534)	Academy Ave. and 4th St. 40°44′31″N 91°20′00″W / 40.741944°N 91.333333°W / 40.741944; -91.333333 (Denmark Congregational Church)	Denmark	Abolitionist Asa Turner, Jr. was pastor of the church in the mid-19th century.
9	Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District	September 16, 2005 (#05001020)	2469 Iowa Highway 2 40°38′11″N 91°26′11″W / 40.636389°N 91.436389°W / 40.636389; -91.436389	Fort Madison	On the Most Endangered list of the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
10	Fort Madison Bridge	August 27, 1999 (#99001035)	Iowa Highway 9 over the Mississippi River 40°37′16″N 91°17′15″W / 40.621111°N 91.2875°W / 40.621111; -91.2875 (Fort Madison Bridge)	Fort Madison	A swinging truss toll bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Fort Madison with Niota in Hancock County, Illinois
11	Fort Madison High School	January 21, 2015 (#14001169)	1812 Avenue F 40°37′54″N 91°19′50″W / 40.631667°N 91.330556°W / 40.631667; -91.330556 (Fort Madison High School)	Fort Madison
12	Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District	August 31, 2007 (#07000852)	Centered on Avenue G, from near 6th St. to the middle of the 900 block, including Avenue H from 7th to 9th 40°37′51″N 91°18′40″W / 40.630942°N 91.311208°W / 40.630942; -91.311208	Fort Madison	Federal and Late Victorian buildings from the late 19th century.
13	GEO. M. VERITY	December 20, 1989 (#89002459)	Keokuk River Museum, Victory Park 40°23′35″N 91°22′21″W / 40.393056°N 91.3725°W / 40.393056; -91.3725 (GEO. M. VERITY)	Keokuk	Towboat built by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works in 1927.
14	E. H. Harrison House	January 12, 1984 (#84001270)	220 N. 4th St. 40°23′49″N 91°22′47″W / 40.396806°N 91.379722°W / 40.396806; -91.379722 (E. H. Harrison House)	Keokuk	A combination Federal and Second Empire style house designed by Frederick H. Moore from 1857.
15	Christian and Katharina Herschler House, Barn, and Outbuildings Historic District	February 16, 1996 (#96000064)	Junction of 6th and Green Sts. 40°39′53″N 91°30′49″W / 40.664722°N 91.513611°W / 40.664722; -91.513611	Franklin
16	Hotel Iowa	February 5, 1987 (#87000022)	401 Main St. 40°23′43″N 91°22′55″W / 40.395278°N 91.381944°W / 40.395278; -91.381944 (Hotel Iowa)	Keokuk	An eight-story Chicago Commercial style building from 1913.
17	Iowa State Penitentiary Cellhouses Historic District	December 18, 1992 (#92001663)	Junction of Avenue G and U.S. Route 61 40°38′02″N 91°17′45″W / 40.633889°N 91.295833°W / 40.633889; -91.295833	Fort Madison	State penitentiary that was founded in the Territory of Iowa in 1839 and patterned after the penitentiary in Auburn, New York.
18	John N. and Mary L. (Rankin) Irwin House	October 14, 1999 (#99001206)	633 Grand Ave. 40°24′05″N 91°22′34″W / 40.401389°N 91.376111°W / 40.401389; -91.376111	Keokuk	Two-story brick home of John N. Irwin who served as the territorial governor of the Idaho Territory, the Arizona Territory and as the US minister to Portugal.
19	C. R. Joy House	January 16, 1997 (#96001587)	816 Grand Ave. 40°24′16″N 91°22′34″W / 40.404444°N 91.376111°W / 40.404444; -91.376111 (C. R. Joy House)	Keokuk	Queen Anne style house designed by architect George Franklin Barber.
20	Keokuk Lock and Dam	October 19, 1978 (#78001234)	At the Mississippi River 40°23′51″N 91°22′01″W / 40.3975°N 91.366944°W / 40.3975; -91.366944 (Keokuk Lock and Dam)	Keokuk	A 4,620 feet (1,408.2 m) long dam across the Mississippi River. It includes locks that are 1,200 feet (365.8 m) long and 110 feet (33.5 m) wide.
21	Keokuk National Cemetery	June 4, 1997 (#97000528)	1701 J St. 40°23′58″N 91°24′18″W / 40.399444°N 91.405°W / 40.399444; -91.405 (Keokuk National Cemetery)	Keokuk	American Civil War era cemetery that was established to bury the Union soldiers who died in the five army hospitals that were located in Keokuk.
22	Keokuk Union Depot	March 27, 2013 (#13000109)	200 Exchange St. 40°23′26″N 91°22′54″W / 40.390556°N 91.381667°W / 40.390556; -91.381667 (Keokuk Union Depot)	Keokuk
23	Keokuk Young Women's Christian Association Building	October 12, 2004 (#04001140)	425 Blondeau St. 40°23′47″N 91°22′54″W / 40.396389°N 91.381667°W / 40.396389; -91.381667	Keokuk	A 1913 building that is representative of transitional architecture in the early 20th century.
24	Lee County Courthouse	September 30, 1976 (#76000777)	701 Ave. F 40°37′55″N 91°18′36″W / 40.631944°N 91.31°W / 40.631944; -91.31 (Lee County Courthouse)	Fort Madison	Greek Revival style building from 1842. It is the courthouse for northern Lee County.
25	Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District	March 10, 2004 (#04000179)	525 N. Water St. 40°23′45″N 91°22′32″W / 40.395847°N 91.375681°W / 40.395847; -91.375681	Keokuk	Historic district that includes 7 buildings, 12 structures, 1 object.
26	Daniel McConn Barn	May 26, 2000 (#00000531)	2095 US Business 61 40°39′10″N 91°16′34″W / 40.652778°N 91.276111°W / 40.652778; -91.276111 (Daniel McConn Barn)	Fort Madison
27	John McGreer Barn and Crib	August 8, 2001 (#01000859)	2056 150th Ave. 40°39′34″N 91°37′22″W / 40.659553°N 91.622661°W / 40.659553; -91.622661 (John McGreer Barn and Crib)	Donnellson
28	Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House	October 10, 1972 (#72000477)	318 N. 5th St. 40°23′53″N 91°22′46″W / 40.398056°N 91.379444°W / 40.398056; -91.379444	Keokuk	An Italianate house from 1859 that was home to Samuel Freeman Miller who served for 28 years on the United States Supreme Court.
29	Moyce-Steffens House	May 2, 1997 (#97000394)	1615 Avenue H 40°37′49″N 91°19′38″W / 40.630278°N 91.327222°W / 40.630278; -91.327222 (Moyce-Steffens House)	Fort Madison
30	Old Fort Madison Site	May 7, 1973 (#73000734)	Address Restricted	Fort Madison	The first permanent U.S. military fortification on the Upper Mississippi River. On the Most Endangered list of the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
31	Park-to-Park Residential Historic District	December 22, 2014 (#14001069)	400-1100 blks. of Ave. F & 400-1100 blks. of Ave. E 40°37′58″N 91°18′35″W / 40.6327°N 91.3097°W / 40.6327; -91.3097	Fort Madison
32	Primrose Mill	March 17, 1983 (#83000383)	Off Iowa Highway 2 40°40′31″N 91°38′16″W / 40.675278°N 91.637778°W / 40.675278; -91.637778 (Primrose Mill)	Primrose
33	Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church	April 11, 1986 (#86000721)	Chestnut St. 40°31′54″N 91°25′06″W / 40.531667°N 91.418333°W / 40.531667; -91.418333 (Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church)	Montrose	Gothic Revival style church from 1869.
34	St. John's Episcopal Church and Parish Hall	July 11, 1989 (#89000806)	4th and Concert 40°23′48″N 91°22′58″W / 40.396667°N 91.382778°W / 40.396667; -91.382778	Keokuk	Gothic Revival church designed by Daniel Appleton and H.M. Stephenson. It was built from 1884 to 1888.
35	St. Mary of the Assumption Church	February 8, 1980 (#80001455)	1031 Ave. E 40°38′00″N 91°19′00″W / 40.633333°N 91.316667°W / 40.633333; -91.316667 (St. Mary of the Assumption Church)	Fort Madison	Gothic Revival style church designed by Walch & Schmidt and completed in 1871. It is now a part of Holy Family parish.
36	St. Peter Church	July 14, 1983 (#83000384)	301 S. 9th St. 40°23′50″N 91°23′25″W / 40.397222°N 91.390278°W / 40.397222; -91.390278 (St. Peter Church)	Keokuk	Gothic Revival church built between 1879 and 1885. It is now known as the Church of All Saints.
37	Hugh W. and Sarah Sample House	November 22, 1995 (#95001318)	205 N. 2nd St. 40°23′40″N 91°22′45″W / 40.394444°N 91.379167°W / 40.394444; -91.379167 (Hugh W. and Sarah Sample House)	Keokuk	Italianate style house from 1859.
38	George E. Schlapp House	February 4, 1982 (#82002627)	639 Ave. C 40°38′09″N 91°18′32″W / 40.635833°N 91.308889°W / 40.635833; -91.308889 (George E. Schlapp House)	Fort Madison
39	Sharon Cemetery Historic District	January 11, 1991 (#90002133)	County Road J40 about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of the Van Buren county line 40°43′31″N 91°39′41″W / 40.725278°N 91.661389°W / 40.725278; -91.661389 (Sharon Cemetery Historic District)	Farmington
40	Craig and Virginia Sheaffer House	April 22, 1993 (#93000329)	10 High Point 40°38′04″N 91°17′10″W / 40.634444°N 91.286111°W / 40.634444; -91.286111 (Craig and Virginia Sheaffer House)	Fort Madison
41	Walter A. Sheaffer House	September 19, 2006 (#06000858)	11 High Point 40°38′02″N 91°17′14″W / 40.633889°N 91.287222°W / 40.633889; -91.287222 (Walter A. Sheaffer House)	Fort Madison
42	The Park Place-Grand Avenue Residential District	September 12, 2002 (#02001020)	4th at Park Place and Orleans St. and north up Grand Ave. to Rand Park 40°24′18″N 91°22′36″W / 40.405°N 91.376667°W / 40.405; -91.376667	Keokuk	Residential area of Late Victorian homes that were mostly built in the early 20th century.
43	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse	January 24, 1974 (#74000796)	25 N. 7th St. 40°23′51″N 91°23′02″W / 40.3975°N 91.383889°W / 40.3975; -91.383889 (U.S. Post Office and Courthouse)	Keokuk	Late Victorian building from 1887. It was originally built as a Federal courthouse, but now serves as the South Lee County Courthouse as well as a post office.
44	Alois and Annie Weber House	April 16, 2002 (#02000375)	802 Orleans Ave. 40°24′09″N 91°22′44″W / 40.402500°N 91.378889°W / 40.402500; -91.378889 (Alois and Annie Weber House)	Keokuk	Second Empire style home from 1873.
45	Frank J. Weess House	May 22, 1978 (#78001235)	224-226 Morgan St. 40°23′47″N 91°22′39″W / 40.396389°N 91.3775°W / 40.396389; -91.3775 (Frank J. Weess House)	Keokuk	Second Empire style home that was built from 1880 to 1881.

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