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Court Hill Historic District

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Most of the houses are large in size, but a few smaller houses are scattered throughout the district. While some of the houses have been altered over the years, most of them retain a high level of integrity. Very few of the original buildings in the district have been torn down, and therefore, there
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began operating on Court Street in 1889. The street was paved with bricks in 1890 and 1891. Both projects led to increased development of the area between 1890 and 1915. From this period until 1942 a centralized steam heat system was available in the city and the main pipes were located under Court
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to Sixth Street, which was Ottumwa's original city limits, where it made a slight turn to the north and headed up a bluff and into the countryside above the river valley. It is possible that it is the road established by the Iowa Territorial Legislature in 1844 that extended from the southern
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Street. Because of this, the street was never covered with snow or ice during the winter and people could always climb to the top of the bluff when other streets were impassable. During the
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years many of the large homes were divided into multi-family dwellings. That process started to be reversed in the late 20th century when historic preservation took root in Ottumwa.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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is little in the way of new construction. A variety of the most fashionable
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa
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styles were built in the district. The most popular include
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Administration Building, U.S. Naval Air Station Ottumwa
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Court Street was developed as a major artery from the
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Court Hill Historic District is located in Iowa
Court Hill Historic District is located in the United States
Ottumwa, Iowa
41°1′31″N 92°24′31″W / 41.02528°N 92.40861°W / 41.02528; -92.40861
George Kerns
Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
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Ottumwa, Iowa
United States
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