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Downtown Commercial Historic District (Muscatine, Iowa)

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308: 267:. Residential areas were located on the surrounding hills. Commercial and industrial interests developed on the flatter land near the river. Muscatine's commercial and industrial center had developed in a 12-block area along Front Street, now Mississippi Drive, and 2nd Street between Pine Street and Mulberry Street by 1874. This area, represented by the Downtown Commercial Historic District, is the city's original commercial area. Within its boundaries is a large number of 19th-century commercial buildings, many of which were modified in the first half of the 20th century. 999: 104: 79: 914: 62: 925: 1273: 111: 86: 425: 803: 898: 834: 1348: 818: 1358: 808: 1353: 1280: 1250: 291:
The Hotel Muscatine (1914–15), 101 W. Mississippi Drive, an expensive-in-its-time building, funded in part by a large number of citizens who bought its common stock. It is a seven-story building designed by architect
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Masonic Temple (1920–21), 317 E. 3rd Street, claimed to be the first Masonic lodge building in Iowa, which also served non-Masonic organizations. The three-story brick building plus furnishings cost more than $
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First Baptist Church (1923), 224 E. 3rd Street, adjacent to the 1914 City Hall, built in style and material similar to the Masonic Temple.
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The Laurel Building (1916–17), 101 E. 2nd Street, a six-story combination department store and office building, also designed by
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Muscatine City Hall (1914), a building for city offices designed by Detroit architect
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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property in Muscatine County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places
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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Muscatine County, Iowa
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Roughly nine blocks centered on 2nd St. bet. Pine and Mulberry,
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National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County, Iowa
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Historical and Architectural Resources of Muscatine. Iowa MPS
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
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Downtown Commercial Historic District (Muscatine, Iowa)
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Wilton Depot
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Doctor Alexander R. (A.R.) and Louisa J. Leith House
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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which was the tallest in Muscatine until the 1970s.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Downtown Commercial Historic District (Muscatine, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Downtown Commercial Historic District (Muscatine, Iowa) is located in the United States
Muscatine, Iowa
41°25′24″N 91°2′44″W / 41.42333°N 91.04556°W / 41.42333; -91.04556
Paul V. Hyland
Joseph E. Mills
MPS
06000423
Muscatine, Iowa
historic district
National Register of Historic Places
contributing buildings
contributing object
Mississippi River
Trinity Episcopal Church
Welch Apartments
Paul V. Hyland
Paul V. Hyland

Joseph E. Mills
Muscatine County Courthouse
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


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