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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pottawattamie 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.

There are 39 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark. Three other sites were once listed on the Register but have been removed.


Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 100 Block of West Broadway Historic District
100 Block of West Broadway Historic District
May 9, 2002
(#02000455)
 W. Broadway, 1st St., and 4th St.
41°15′46″N 95°50′42″W / 41.262778°N 95.845°W / 41.262778; -95.845 (100 Block of West Broadway Historic District)		 Council Bluffs
2 Bennett Building
Bennett Building
August 8, 2001
(#01000861)
 405 West Broadway
41°15′38″N 95°50′57″W / 41.260556°N 95.849167°W / 41.260556; -95.849167 (Bennett Building)		 Council Bluffs
3 August Beresheim House
August Beresheim House
August 13, 1976
(#76000802)
 621 3rd St.
41°15′16″N 95°50′52″W / 41.254444°N 95.847778°W / 41.254444; -95.847778 (August Beresheim House)		 Council Bluffs
4 Jean and Inez Bregant House
Jean and Inez Bregant House
October 16, 2013
(#13000832)
 517 S. 4th Street
41°15′23″N 95°51′01″W / 41.256442°N 95.850175°W / 41.256442; -95.850175 (Jean and Inez Bregant House)		 Council Bluffs
5 Carstens Farmstead
July 10, 1979
(#79000932)
 South of Shelby on Iowa Highway 168
41°28′57″N 95°27′22″W / 41.4825°N 95.456111°W / 41.4825; -95.456111 (Carstens Farmstead)		 Shelby
6 Thomas E. Cavin House
Thomas E. Cavin House
September 27, 1984
(#84001306)
 150 Park Ave.
41°15′36″N 95°50′39″W / 41.26°N 95.844167°W / 41.26; -95.844167 (Thomas E. Cavin House)		 Council Bluffs
7 Chevra B'nai Yisroel Synagogue
Chevra B'nai Yisroel Synagogue
March 7, 2007
(#07000113)
 618 Mynster St.
41°15′52″N 95°51′09″W / 41.264444°N 95.8525°W / 41.264444; -95.8525 (Chevra B'nai Yisroel Synagogue)		 Council Bluffs
8 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
July 21, 1995
(#95000856)
 1512 S. Main St.
41°14′49″N 95°51′08″W / 41.246944°N 95.852222°W / 41.246944; -95.852222 (Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot)		 Council Bluffs
9 Council Bluffs Free Public Library
Council Bluffs Free Public Library
January 27, 1999
(#99000048)
 200 Pearl St.
41°15′29″N 95°51′04″W / 41.258056°N 95.851111°W / 41.258056; -95.851111 (Council Bluffs Free Public Library)		 Council Bluffs
10 Grenville M. Dodge House
Grenville M. Dodge House
October 15, 1966
(#66000338)
 605 S. 3rd St.
41°15′17″N 95°50′50″W / 41.254722°N 95.847222°W / 41.254722; -95.847222 (Grenville M. Dodge House)		 Council Bluffs
11 Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial
February 8, 1980
(#80001457)
 Fairview Cemetery
41°16′02″N 95°50′51″W / 41.267222°N 95.8475°W / 41.267222; -95.8475 (Ruth Anne Dodge Memorial)		 Council Bluffs
12 Eckle Round Barn
June 30, 1986
(#86001470)
 Off Iowa Highway 168
41°30′20″N 95°29′37″W / 41.505556°N 95.493611°W / 41.505556; -95.493611 (Eckle Round Barn)		 Shelby part of the Iowa Round Barns: The Sixty Year Experiment Thematic Resource (TR)
13 Shepard and Emma Farnsworth House
June 29, 2018
(#100002621)
 301 S 8th St.
41°15′31″N 95°51′22″W / 41.2587°N 95.8561°W / 41.2587; -95.8561 (Shepard and Emma Farnsworth House)		 Council Bluffs
14 German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa
German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa
May 1, 1991
(#91000536)
 Junction of Highland and Central Sts.
41°28′39″N 95°13′20″W / 41.4775°N 95.222222°W / 41.4775; -95.222222 (German Bank Building of Walnut, Iowa)		 Walnut
15 Graceland Cemetery Chapel
Graceland Cemetery Chapel
April 28, 1986
(#86000873)
 Graceland Cemetery, U.S. Route 59
41°29′32″N 95°20′15″W / 41.492222°N 95.3375°W / 41.492222; -95.3375 (Graceland Cemetery Chapel)		 Avoca
16 Haymarket Commercial Historic District
Haymarket Commercial Historic District
April 11, 1985
(#85000774)
 S. Main St.
41°15′22″N 95°51′25″W / 41.256111°N 95.856944°W / 41.256111; -95.856944 (Haymarket Commercial Historic District)		 Council Bluffs
17 Hotel Chieftain
Hotel Chieftain
June 6, 2014
(#14000286)
 38 Pearl St.
41°15′36″N 95°51′03″W / 41.259881°N 95.850930°W / 41.259881; -95.850930 (Hotel Chieftain)		 Council Bluffs
18 Martin Hughes House
Martin Hughes House
September 27, 1984
(#84001310)
 903 3rd St.
41°15′11″N 95°50′53″W / 41.253056°N 95.848056°W / 41.253056; -95.848056 (Martin Hughes House)		 Council Bluffs
19 Hughes-Irons Motor Company
Hughes-Irons Motor Company
June 23, 2011
(#11000392)
 149-161 W. Broadway
41°15′45″N 95°50′42″W / 41.2625°N 95.845°W / 41.2625; -95.845 (Hughes-Irons Motor Company)		 Council Bluffs
20 Thomas Jefferis House
Thomas Jefferis House
December 25, 1979
(#79000928)
 523 6th Ave.
41°15′21″N 95°51′07″W / 41.255833°N 95.851944°W / 41.255833; -95.851944 (Thomas Jefferis House)		 Council Bluffs
21 Lincoln-Fairview Historic District
Lincoln-Fairview Historic District
April 10, 2007
(#07000281)
 Roughly bounded by W. Kanesville Boulevard, Oakland Ave., Fairview Cemetery, and N. 1st St.
41°15′58″N 95°50′51″W / 41.266231°N 95.847633°W / 41.266231; -95.847633 (Lincoln-Fairview Historic District)		 Council Bluffs
22 McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building
McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building
September 10, 2012
(#12000780)
 1001 S. 6th St.
41°15′09″N 95°51′11″W / 41.252444°N 95.853022°W / 41.252444; -95.853022 (McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Building)		 Council Bluffs
23 Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House
Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House
December 30, 2004
(#04001401)
 401 N. Chestnut St.
41°28′47″N 95°20′11″W / 41.479722°N 95.336389°W / 41.479722; -95.336389 (Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House)		 Avoca
24 Park/Glen Avenues Historic District
Park/Glen Avenues Historic District
April 7, 2010
(#10000160)
 101-508 Glen Ave., 102-471 Park Ave., 209 & 301 W. Pierce, & 524 & 600 Huntington
41°15′32″N 95°50′38″W / 41.258897°N 95.843767°W / 41.258897; -95.843767 (Park/Glen Avenues Historic District)		 Council Bluffs
25 Pioneer Implement Company
Pioneer Implement Company
April 30, 2008
(#08000357)
 1000 S. Main St.
41°15′09″N 95°51′06″W / 41.25244°N 95.85165°W / 41.25244; -95.85165 (Pioneer Implement Company)		 Council Bluffs
26 Pottawattamie County Jail
Pottawattamie County Jail
March 16, 1972
(#72000481)
 226 Pearl St.
41°16′35″N 95°50′39″W / 41.276389°N 95.844167°W / 41.276389; -95.844167 (Pottawattamie County Jail)		 Council Bluffs
27 Pottawattamie County Sub Courthouse
Pottawattamie County Sub Courthouse
July 2, 1981
(#81000265)
 Elm St.
41°28′41″N 95°20′19″W / 41.478056°N 95.338611°W / 41.478056; -95.338611 (Pottawattamie County Sub Courthouse)		 Avoca part of the County Courthouses in Iowa TR
28 Reverend Little's Young Ladies Seminary
Reverend Little's Young Ladies Seminary
February 4, 1982
(#82002637)
 541 6th Ave.
41°15′22″N 95°51′08″W / 41.256111°N 95.852222°W / 41.256111; -95.852222 (Reverend Little's Young Ladies Seminary)		 Council Bluffs
29 St. Peter's Church and Rectory
St. Peter's Church and Rectory
July 24, 1992
(#92000923)
 1 Bluff St.
41°15′37″N 95°50′50″W / 41.260278°N 95.847222°W / 41.260278; -95.847222 (St. Peter's Church and Rectory)		 Council Bluffs
30 Sandwich–Marseilles Manufacturing Building
Sandwich–Marseilles Manufacturing Building
May 27, 2014
(#14000253)
 1216–1230 S. Main St.
41°14′59″N 95°51′07″W / 41.249828°N 95.851968°W / 41.249828; -95.851968 (Sandwich–Marseilles Manufacturing Building)		 Council Bluffs
31 John J. and Agnes Shea House
John J. and Agnes Shea House
November 22, 1995
(#95001315)
 309 S. 8th St.
41°15′29″N 95°51′19″W / 41.258056°N 95.855278°W / 41.258056; -95.855278 (John J. and Agnes Shea House)		 Council Bluffs
32 South 8th Street Historic District
June 25, 2020
(#100005299)
 Bounded by South 7th St., South 8th St., 1st Ave., 7th Ave., with segment along 2nd Ave. extending to South 10th St.
41°15′30″N 95°51′20″W / 41.258244°N 95.855449°W / 41.258244; -95.855449 (South 8th Street Historic District)		 Council Bluffs
33 State Savings Bank
State Savings Bank
June 4, 1984
(#84001312)
 509 W. Broadway
41°15′39″N 95°51′02″W / 41.260833°N 95.850556°W / 41.260833; -95.850556 (State Savings Bank)		 Council Bluffs
34 Lysander Tulleys House
Lysander Tulleys House
October 18, 1979
(#79000929)
 151 Park Ave.
41°15′37″N 95°50′38″W / 41.260278°N 95.843889°W / 41.260278; -95.843889 (Lysander Tulleys House)		 Council Bluffs
35 Francis A. and Rose M. Turner House
January 31, 1997
(#96001583)
 1004 Cherry St.
41°30′06″N 95°20′06″W / 41.501667°N 95.335°W / 41.501667; -95.335 (Francis A. and Rose M. Turner House)		 Avoca
36 O.P. Wickham House
O.P. Wickham House
June 18, 1979
(#79000930)
 616 S. 7th St.
41°15′19″N 95°51′17″W / 41.255278°N 95.854722°W / 41.255278; -95.854722 (O.P. Wickham House)		 Council Bluffs
37 Wickham-De Vol House
Wickham-De Vol House
May 4, 1995
(#95000557)
 332 Willow Ave.
41°15′30″N 95°50′54″W / 41.258333°N 95.848333°W / 41.258333; -95.848333 (Wickham-De Vol House)		 Council Bluffs
38 Willow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic District
Willow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic District
September 15, 2005
(#05001019)
 Roughly bounded by Worth, High School Ave., Clark Ave., and the western side of Bluff St.
41°15′24″N 95°50′51″W / 41.256667°N 95.8475°W / 41.256667; -95.8475 (Willow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic District)		 Council Bluffs
39 Y.M.C.A. Building
Y.M.C.A. Building
June 27, 1979
(#79000931)
 628 1st Ave.
41°15′37″N 95°51′13″W / 41.260278°N 95.853611°W / 41.260278; -95.853611 (Y.M.C.A. Building)		 Council Bluffs

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Hancock Savings Bank
January 19, 1983
(#83000401)
December 19, 2014
 311 Main St.
41°23′27″N 95°21′43″W / 41.390833°N 95.361944°W / 41.390833; -95.361944 (Hancock Savings Bank)		 Hancock
2 Ogden House
September 13, 1976
(#76000803)
March 27, 2007
 169 West Broadway
41°15′44″N 95°50′44″W / 41.2622°N 95.8456°W / 41.2622; -95.8456 (Ogden House)		 Council Bluffs
3 South Omaha Bridge
South Omaha Bridge
June 29, 1992
(#92000742)
July 14, 2011
 U.S. Route 275/Nebraska Highway 92 over the Missouri River
41°12′47″N 95°55′57″W / 41.2131°N 95.9325°W / 41.2131; -95.9325 (South Omaha Bridge)		 Council Bluffs Spanned Missouri River to Council Bluffs, Iowa; part of the Highway Bridges in Nebraska Multiple Property Submission (MPS); demolished in February and March 2010
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