National Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek County, Iowa

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Winneshiek County, Iowa.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Winneshiek County, Iowa, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 34 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Five other properties have been delisted.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[2]

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^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Birdsall Lime Kiln	Upload image	March 21, 1979 (#79000948)	Northeast of Decorah 43°18′08″N 91°46′02″W / 43.302222°N 91.767222°W / 43.302222; -91.767222 (Birdsall Lime Kiln)	Decorah
2	Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District	Broadway-Phelps Park Historic District More images	November 13, 1976 (#76000813)	West Broadway from Winnebago Street to Park Drive, also 202 Winnebago St., 307 West Main St. 43°18′01″N 91°47′35″W / 43.300278°N 91.793056°W / 43.300278; -91.793056	Decorah	Second set of address represent a boundary increase approved March 14, 2022
3	Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel	Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel More images	January 27, 1983 (#83000410)	State Street 43°27′28″N 91°51′56″W / 43.457778°N 91.865556°W / 43.457778; -91.865556 (Burr Oak House/Masters Hotel)	Burr Oak	Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
4	Burr Oak Savings Bank	Burr Oak Savings Bank More images	August 8, 2001 (#01000857)	3608 236th Ave. 43°27′30″N 91°51′55″W / 43.458333°N 91.865278°W / 43.458333; -91.865278 (Burr Oak Savings Bank)	Burr Oak	Museum Visitor Center
5	Calmar Passenger Depot	Calmar Passenger Depot	March 21, 2011 (#11000137)	201 N. Maryville St. 43°11′02″N 91°51′53″W / 43.183889°N 91.864722°W / 43.183889; -91.864722 (Calmar Passenger Depot)	Calmar	Advent & Development of Railroads in Iowa MPS
6	Cooley-Whitney House	Cooley-Whitney House	January 25, 1980 (#80001461)	305 Grove St. 43°12′45″N 91°48′03″W / 43.2125°N 91.800833°W / 43.2125; -91.800833 (Cooley-Whitney House)	Decorah
7	Decorah Commercial Historic District	Decorah Commercial Historic District More images	August 21, 2017 (#100001482)	Blocks 500-100 W. Water, 100-200 E. Water, 100 Washington, 100 Winnebago, parts of W. Main, Court & W. Day Spring 43°18′15″N 91°47′16″W / 43.304205°N 91.787759°W / 43.304205; -91.787759	Decorah
8	Decorah Hospital	Upload image	June 20, 2023 (#100009067)	305 Montgomery St. 43°18′06″N 91°46′37″W / 43.301802°N 91.777014°W / 43.301802; -91.777014 (Decorah Hospital)	Decorah
9	Decorah Ice Cave	Decorah Ice Cave	December 20, 1978 (#78001269)	Ice Cave Road 43°18′38″N 91°47′03″W / 43.310556°N 91.784167°W / 43.310556; -91.784167 (Decorah Ice Cave)	Decorah
10	Decorah Municipal Bathhouse and Swimming Pool	Decorah Municipal Bathhouse and Swimming Pool More images	January 30, 2012 (#11001057)	701 College Dr. 43°18′49″N 91°48′05″W / 43.313625°N 91.801286°W / 43.313625; -91.801286	Decorah
11	Decorah Woolen Mill	Decorah Woolen Mill More images	January 26, 2001 (#00001681)	107 Court St. 43°18′18″N 91°47′18″W / 43.305°N 91.788333°W / 43.305; -91.788333 (Decorah Woolen Mill)	Decorah
12	Ellsworth-Porter House	Ellsworth-Porter House More images	August 6, 1975 (#75000702)	401 West Broadway 43°17′59″N 91°47′48″W / 43.299722°N 91.796667°W / 43.299722; -91.796667 (Ellsworth-Porter House)	Decorah	Porter House Museum
13	Fort Atkinson Bridge	Fort Atkinson Bridge	May 15, 1998 (#98000460)	150th Street over the Turkey River 43°09′12″N 91°55′43″W / 43.153333°N 91.928611°W / 43.153333; -91.928611 (Fort Atkinson Bridge)	Fort Atkinson
14	Fort Atkinson Historic District	Fort Atkinson Historic District More images	February 27, 2013 (#13000036)	2nd St. & 8th Ave. 43°08′45″N 91°56′22″W / 43.145885°N 91.939369°W / 43.145885; -91.939369 (Fort Atkinson Historic District)	Fort Atkinson	U.S. Army fort maintained 1840–1853 to oversee Ho-Chunk people relocated from Wisconsin. Now Fort Atkinson State Preserve.^[6]
15	Frankville School	Frankville School	November 14, 1978 (#78001272)	State Street 43°11′20″N 91°37′18″W / 43.188889°N 91.621667°W / 43.188889; -91.621667 (Frankville School)	Frankville
16	Gilliece Bridge	Upload image	May 15, 1998 (#98000464)	Cattle Creek Road over the Upper Iowa River 43°24′54″N 91°57′32″W / 43.415°N 91.958889°W / 43.415; -91.958889 (Gilliece Bridge)	Bluffton	Destroyed by overweight truck May 2017^[7]
17	Highlandville School	Highlandville School More images	February 5, 2014 (#13001141)	3499 Highlandville Rd. 43°26′34″N 91°40′06″W / 43.442722°N 91.668277°W / 43.442722; -91.668277 (Highlandville School)	Decorah
18	Horn House	Horn House	March 25, 1977 (#77000568)	Northwest of Decorah 43°20′33″N 91°49′32″W / 43.3425°N 91.825556°W / 43.3425; -91.825556 (Horn House)	Decorah
19	Jacobson Farm	Jacobson Farm	June 14, 1982 (#82002645)	Junction of County Road W42 and 162nd Street, southeast of Decorah 43°10′21″N 91°45′54″W / 43.17238°N 91.76508°W / 43.17238; -91.76508 (Jacobson Farm)	Decorah
20	Kinney Octagon Barn	Kinney Octagon Barn More images	November 19, 1986 (#86003191)	Off U.S. Route 52 43°28′21″N 91°52′04″W / 43.4725°N 91.867778°W / 43.4725; -91.867778 (Kinney Octagon Barn)	Burr Oak
21	Koren Library	Koren Library	January 12, 1984 (#84001610)	Luther College campus 43°18′38″N 91°48′14″W / 43.310685°N 91.804008°W / 43.310685; -91.804008 (Koren Library)	Decorah
22	Lawrence Bridge	Upload image	May 15, 1998 (#98000462)	330th Avenue over the Little Turkey River 43°04′58″N 92°03′08″W / 43.082778°N 92.052222°W / 43.082778; -92.052222 (Lawrence Bridge)	Jackson Junction
23	Locust School	Locust School	May 22, 1978 (#78001270)	North of Decorah 43°25′14″N 91°43′22″W / 43.420556°N 91.722778°W / 43.420556; -91.722778 (Locust School)	Decorah
24	Luther College Campus Historic District	Luther College Campus Historic District More images	March 2, 2021 (#100006184)	700 College Dr. 43°18′45″N 91°48′10″W / 43.312368°N 91.802680°W / 43.312368; -91.802680	Decorah
25	Luther College Farm	Luther College Farm More images	July 17, 1979 (#79000949)	Luther College campus 43°19′04″N 91°48′05″W / 43.317778°N 91.801389°W / 43.317778; -91.801389 (Luther College Farm)	Decorah
26	Norris Miller House	Norris Miller House More images	June 8, 1976 (#76000814)	118 N. Mill St. 43°18′19″N 91°47′31″W / 43.305278°N 91.791944°W / 43.305278; -91.791944 (Norris Miller House)	Decorah	Part of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
27	Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Combination Depot	Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Combination Depot	September 12, 2016 (#16000609)	203 W. Pearl St. 43°17′55″N 91°47′15″W / 43.298515°N 91.787480°W / 43.298515; -91.787480	Decorah
28	Ossian Opera House	Ossian Opera House	June 18, 1979 (#79000950)	Main Street 43°08′41″N 91°45′53″W / 43.144722°N 91.764722°W / 43.144722; -91.764722 (Ossian Opera House)	Ossian
29	Painter-Bernatz Mill	Painter-Bernatz Mill More images	January 11, 1974 (#74000816)	200 N. Mill St. 43°18′21″N 91°47′32″W / 43.305833°N 91.792222°W / 43.305833; -91.792222 (Painter-Bernatz Mill)	Decorah	Part of Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum
30	Steyer Bridge	Steyer Bridge	January 4, 1983 (#83000411)	Oneata Road off U.S. Route 52 43°17′54″N 91°48′39″W / 43.298333°N 91.810833°W / 43.298333; -91.810833 (Steyer Bridge)	Decorah
31	Steyer Opera House	Steyer Opera House	January 24, 1980 (#80001462)	102-104 W. Water St. 43°18′12″N 91°47′21″W / 43.303333°N 91.789167°W / 43.303333; -91.789167 (Steyer Opera House)	Decorah
32	Wenzil Taylor Building	Wenzil Taylor Building	March 21, 1979 (#79000951)	Main Street 43°12′20″N 91°57′13″W / 43.205556°N 91.953611°W / 43.205556; -91.953611 (Wenzil Taylor Building)	Spillville
33	Upper Bluffton Bridge	Upload image	May 15, 1998 (#98000458)	Ravine Road over the Upper Iowa River 43°24′18″N 91°55′12″W / 43.405°N 91.92°W / 43.405; -91.92 (Upper Bluffton Bridge)	Bluffton
34	Washington Prairie Methodist Church	Washington Prairie Methodist Church	January 29, 1980 (#80001463)	Southeast of Decorah 43°14′17″N 91°44′38″W / 43.238056°N 91.743889°W / 43.238056; -91.743889	Decorah

Former listings

Five properties were once listed on the Register, but have been removed:

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Big Stone Mills	Big Stone Mills	July 15, 2009 (#09000516)	December 19, 2014	113 North Main Street 43°12′27″N 91°57′03″W / 43.207375°N 91.950717°W / 43.207375; -91.950717 (Big Stone Mills)	Spillville	Demolished June 23, 2011.
2	Clarksville Diner	Upload image	December 10, 1993 (#93001356)	May 8, 2002	504 Heivly Street	Decorah	Sold to a French media company and was shipped to Paris, France.
3	Decorah East Side Elementary and Middle School	Decorah East Side Elementary and Middle School	September 25, 1998 (#98001204)	September 10, 2008	210 Vernon Street	Decorah
4	Freeport Bowstring Arch Bridge	Freeport Bowstring Arch Bridge	April 19, 1984 (#84001407)	September 10, 2008	Spans Upper Iowa River	Freeport vicinity	Delisted after relocation to Trout Run Park in Decorah.
5	Ten Mile Creek Bridge	Ten Mile Creek Bridge	May 15, 1998 (#98000466)	May 2, 2017	Happy Hollow Road over Ten Mile Creek 43°20′17″N 91°53′18″W / 43.338056°N 91.888333°W / 43.338056; -91.888333 (Ten Mile Creek Bridge)	Decorah
6	Turkey River Bridge	Upload image	May 15, 1998 (#98000468)	October 15, 2014	Little Church Road over the Turkey River 43°05′06″N 91°53′38″W / 43.085°N 91.893889°W / 43.085; -91.893889 (Turkey River Bridge)	Festina vicinity	Demolished and replaced in 2010^[8]

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ Peterson, Cynthia L.; David G. Stanley (2012-09-05). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Properties of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Removal to the Neutral Ground" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-12-29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Des Moines Register
^ "Turkey River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-3] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-4] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-5] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[6] Peterson, Cynthia L.; David G. Stanley (2012-09-05). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form: Historic Properties of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Removal to the Neutral Ground" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2013-12-29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] Des Moines Register

[8] "Turkey River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved April 4, 2011.

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