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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DJV_63-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
Local covered bridge builder Eli Cox was the contractor for this building. Businesses have included dry goods, a harness shop, a bootery, a millinery, and an electric shop. The North Side Barber Shop has served Winterset's men since the 1930's. Co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DJ0_61-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
Eli Cox, builder of several local covered bridges, had the contract to build this structure. During the construction, gas pipes were incorporated in anticipation of soon having a source for lighting. The Opera House was originally on the second fl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIY_59-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
Drugs and Jewelry were sold from the wood frame building that originally stood here. The current building housed a succession of shoe stores for more than 100 years. Proprietors were Aikens, Allen, Stevens, and Hendricks. In the early 1900's, D…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIX_57-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
In its early days, this building housed businesses selling jewelry, stationery and then drugs. A Gambels Store conducted business here from the 1930's until 1971 when Alexander Fabrics acquired the building and operated until 1996. It has also hou…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIW_55-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
This lot, including the land west to the corner, was purchased for $22 dollars in 1849. From the mid-1880's until the early 1900's, O.D. Ames, then Joeckel Bros. Clothing stores were located in this building. Later, the John Catterlin Harness & Sa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIV_53-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
Grocery stores operated here in the late 1800's. By 1907, a bakery with an oven in the basement had been added, as well as a jewelry store. It later became a hardware store with a tin shop in the rear. A pool hall, a farm and auto parts store, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DIS_51-jefferson-street_Winterset-IA.html
In the Civil War days, the county jail stood here. It was a two story log cabin and was entered on the second floor, by an exterior stairway. Two banks occupied the first floor of the current building; Citizens National Bank, and later First Natio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DI2_middle-river-water-trail_Winterset-IA.html
[Historical excerpts from marker]The Middle River has its origin in south-central Guthrie County. However, the navigable section of Middle River begins in east-central Adair County near Middle River Forest County Park. Middle River is a scenic str…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DI1_roseman-covered-bridge_Winterset-IA.html
Built: 1883By: Benton Jones & G.K. FosterType: Covered Timber Town Lattice Trussoverlaid by a Queenpost FrameSize: 225 feet (104 ft truss with an 88 ftapproach to the south and a 33 ft approachto the north) x 15.4 feet wide The two last covered…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DHA_north-river-schoolhouse_Winterset-IA.html
Restored byMadison County Historical Society, Inc.1962 - 1973Placed onNational Register of Historic Placesby the U.S. Dept. of InteriorApril 22, 1977
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