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Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District

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that defines the town. The buildings were constructed between 1860 and the 1930s, with most of them in place by the turn of the 20th century. Eight of them were built in the 1890s. The district is also unified in appearance with two-story pressed brick
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trim dominate. The decorative elements recall Mount Vernon's railroad-related prosperity, as they were brought in by train.
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and two non-contributing buildings. This linear historic district is a block and a half in the middle of the
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in 1993. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 18 resources, which included 16
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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property in Linn County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Linn County, Iowa
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Minnesota Railroad: Walker Station
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Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District
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National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa
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This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a
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Adams R., Frederick L. and Martha (Taylor) Knott House
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Josias L. and Elizabeth A. Minor Farmstead District
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District is located in Iowa
Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District is located in the United States
Mount Vernon, Iowa
41°55′21″N 91°25′03″W / 41.92250°N 91.41750°W / 41.92250; -91.41750
Victorian
MPS
93000898
historic district
Mount Vernon, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places
contributing buildings
central business district
paha
facades
cornices
pedimented
limestone


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District"
National Park Service
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