Fort Dodge Downtown Historic District
Buildings usage in the district varies widely and includes commercial, light industrial, residential, religious, governmental, social, and educational functions. There is also a wide variety of architectural styles that reflect the era in which the buildings were constructed. The oldest building in the district is the Reynolds Block (1882) which marks the transition of the business district from the wood-frame structures of its settlement period to masonry constriction. A building boom in the early 20th-century replaced many of the cities older commercial buildings. Building heights range from single story structures to eight stories. Two prominent Des Moines architectural firms, Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen and Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson, designed buildings in the district, as did several other architects. The contributing site is the Public Square, the contributing structure is the foundation of a building that was torn down, and the contributing objects include two memorials/drinking fountains and three neon signs.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "weekly list 20190201 (aggregate list)". National Park Service. February 1, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Alexa McDowell. "Fort Dodge Downtown Historic District". National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ "Fort Dodge Downtown Historic District - Webster County - Fort Dodge, Iowa". AKAY Consulting. Retrieved October 26, 2016.