List of the oldest buildings in Iowa explained

This article lists the oldest extant buildings in Iowa, including extant buildings and structures constructed during pre-statehood period of Iowa history. Only buildings built prior to 1850 are suitable for inclusion on this list, or the building must be the oldest of its type.

In order to qualify for the list, a structure must:

This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues. Bridges may be included if they otherwise fulfill the above criteria. Dates for many of the oldest structures have been arrived at by radiocarbon dating or dendrochronology and should be considered approximate. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates.

List of oldest buildings

BuildingImageLocationFirst builtUseNotes
Louis Arriandeaux Log HouseDubuque, Iowaca. 1827ResidenceOldest house in Iowa.[1] Located on the grounds of the Mathias Ham House
Stringtown HouseDavis County, Iowa1832ResidenceOldest house in Davis County
Claim HouseDavenport, Iowaca. 1832-1833ResidenceOldest building in Davenport
Rhodham Bonnifield HouseFairfield, Iowa1838Residence
St. Anthony's Catholic Church (Davenport, Iowa)Davenport, Iowa1838ChurchOldest church building in use in Iowa[2]
Alexander Brownlie HouseLong Grove, Iowa1839Residence
Paton and Hannah Wilson HouseSalem, Iowa1839Residence
Rhoda Smalley HouseMuscatine, Iowaca. 1839Residence
I.O.O.F. HallBentonsport, Iowaca. 1840sFraternity Hall
Abiathar and Nancy White HouseBurlington, Iowaca. 1840ResidenceLargest Federal-style building in Burlington
Alexander Young CabinWashington, Iowaca. 1840Residence
Cowles HouseBentonsport, Iowaca. 1840Residence
Henderson Lewelling HouseSalem, Iowa1840Residence
Kuhl HouseIowa City, Iowa1840ResidenceNow home to University Press at University of Iowa[3]
Fort AtkinsonFort Atkinson, Iowaca. 1840-1842Military Fort
Beers and St. John Company Coach Innnear West Liberty, Iowa1842Inn
Iowa Old Capitol BuildingIowa City, Iowa1842Government[4]
James Brown HouseRiverdale, Iowa1842Residence
Lee County CourthouseFort Madison, Iowa1842Government
Stone AcademySolon, Iowa1842School
Collins-Bond HouseSalem, Iowa1843Residence
James Nealey HouseMuscatine, Iowaca. 1843Residence
Potter's MillBellevue, Iowa1843Commercial/ Mill
Thomas F. and Nancy Tuttle HousePella, Iowa1843ResidenceOldest building in Pella
Van Buren County CourthouseKeosauqua, Iowa1843Courthouse
Aunty Green HotelBonaparte, Iowa1844Residence
Moyce–Steffens HouseFort Madison, Iowa1844Residence
Plum GroveIowa City, Iowa1844Residence
Franklin Pearson HouseKeosauqua, Iowa1845Residence
Jackson County CourthouseBellevue, Iowa1845Courthouse
Theodore Niemann HouseJackson, County, Iowa1845Residence
William Fordney HouseBurlington, Iowa1845Residence
Windrem HouseIowa City, Iowaca. 1845-1850Residence
Couch-Carskaddan HouseMuscatine, Iowaca. 1846Residence
Larnerd Case HouseDes Moines, Iowa1846Residence[5]
Mason House InnBentonsport, Iowa1846Residence/ Inn
Paradise FarmBellevue, Iowa1846Residence
Taylor–Van Note HouseCedar Rapids, Iowa1846Residence
Baptist ChurchSperry, Iowa1847Church
Buffalo Bill Cody HomesteadButler Township, Scott County, Iowa1847Residence
Hancock HouseBentonsport, Iowa1847Residence
Jacob Wentz HouseIowa City, Iowa1847Residence
Ambrose Fulton Log CabinDavenport, Iowa1848Residence
Dominie Henry P. Scholte HousePella, Iowa1848Residence
Muscatine, Iowaca. 1848Residence
Jesse and Mary Farley HouseDubuque, Iowaca. 1848Residence
Jonathan Clark Conger HouseWashington, Iowaca. 1848Residence
Lynnville Mill and DamLynnville, Iowa1848Commercial/ Mill
Pine Creek GristmillMuscatine County, Iowa1848Commercial, Mill
Pioneer Log CabinNewton, Iowa1848Residence
Spring SideBellevue, Iowa1848Residence
Gen. Samuel R. Curtis HouseKeokuk, Iowa1849Residence
Lamm-Pollmiller FarmsteadSalem, Iowaca. 1849Residence
Rose HillIowa City, Iowa1849Residence
Upper ParadiseBellevue, Iowa1849Residence
Western HotelHoly Cross, Iowaca. 1849-1850Residence

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=43131
  2. Antoine LeClaire, the First Proprietor of Davenport The Annals of Iowa 23(1941), 106-107
  3. "10 Historic University of Iowa Buildings" Mar. 16 https://www.press-citizen.com/picture-gallery/news/education/2014/03/16/10-historic-university-of-iowa-buildings/6482651/
  4. "10 Historic University of Iowa Buildings" Mar. 16 https://www.press-citizen.com/picture-gallery/news/education/2014/03/16/10-historic-university-of-iowa-buildings/6482651/
  5. Barbara Beving Long; Ralph J. Christian. "Larnerd Case House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-12

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