National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Iowa

Location of Lee County in Iowa

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

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

There are 42 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including one National Historic Landmark.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 24, 2012.

	Landmark name	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Albright House		01978-07-24July 24, 1978	716-718 Ave. F 40°37′54″N 91°18′39″W	Fort Madison
2	Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District		01992-03-05March 5, 1992	902 Ave. H 40°37′48″N 91°18′49″W	Fort Madison	A former passenger train station and a former freight station built in 1909 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
3	Chief Justice Joseph M. Beck House		01988-07-21July 21, 1988	630 Ave. E 40°37′58″N 91°18′33″W	Fort Madison
4	Gen. William Worth Belknap House		01975-10-10October 10, 1975	511 N. 3rd St. 40°23′50″N 91°22′33″W	Keokuk	Greek Revival home built in 1854 by William Worth Belknap who became a Civil War general and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant.
5	Bridgeport Bridge		01998-05-15May 15, 1998	Old Quarry Rd. 40°47′25″N 91°21′50″W	Denmark	A Pennsylvania through truss bridge built by the Clinton Bridge and Iron Works and completed in 1904..
6	Cattermole Memorial Library		01984-04-05April 5, 1984	614 7th St. 40°37′53″N 91°18′34″W	Fort Madison
7	Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House		01998-04-23April 23, 1998	206 High St. 40°23′43″N 91°22′42″W	Keokuk	Greek Revival residence of Civil War general Samuel R. Curtis.
8	Denmark Congregational Church		01977-12-02December 2, 1977	Academy Ave. and 4th St. 40°44′31″N 91°20′00″W	Denmark	Abolitionist Asa Turner, Jr. was pastor of the church in the mid-19th century.
9	Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District		02005-09-16September 16, 2005	2469 Iowa Highway 2 40°38′11″N 91°26′11″W	Fort Madison	On the Most Endangered list of the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
10	Fort Madison Bridge		01999-08-27August 27, 1999	Iowa Highway 9 over the Mississippi River 40°37′16″N 91°17′15″W	Fort Madison	A swinging truss toll bridge bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Fort Madison, Iowa and unincorporated Niota, Illinois.
11	Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District		02007-08-31August 31, 2007	Centered on Avenue G, from near 6th St. to the middle of the 900 block, including Avenue H from 7th to 9th 40°37′51″N 91°18′40″W	Fort Madison	Federal and Late Victorian buildings from the late 19th century.
12	GEO. M. VERITY		01989-12-20December 20, 1989	Keokuk River Museum, Victory Park 40°23′35″N 91°22′21″W	Keokuk	Towboat built by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works in 1927.
13	E. H. Harrison House		01984-01-12January 12, 1984	220 N. 4th St. 40°23′48″N 91°22′52″W	Keokuk	A combination Federal and Second Empire style house designed by Frederick H. Moore from 1857.
14	Christian and Katharina Herschler House, Barn, and Outbuildings Historic District		01996-02-16February 16, 1996	Junction of 6th and Green Sts. 40°39′53″N 91°30′49″W	Franklin
15	Hotel Iowa		01987-02-05February 5, 1987	401 Main St. 40°23′43″N 91°22′55″W	Keokuk	A eight-story Chicago Commercial style building from 1913.
16	Iowa State Penitentiary Cellhouses Historic District		01992-12-18December 18, 1992	Junction of Avenue G and U.S. Route 61 40°38′02″N 91°17′45″W	Fort Madison	State penitentiary that was founded in the Territory of Iowa in 1839 and patterned after the penitentiary in Auburn, New York.
17	John N. and Mary L. (Rankin) Irwin House		01999-10-14October 14, 1999	633 Grand Ave. 40°24′05″N 91°22′34″W	Keokuk	Two-story brick home of John N. Irwin who served as the territorial governor of the Idaho Territory, the Arizona Territory and as the US minister to Portugal.
18	C. R. Joy House		01997-01-16January 16, 1997	816 Grand Ave. 40°24′16″N 91°22′34″W	Keokuk	Queen Anne style house designed by architect George Franklin Barber.
19	Keokuk Lock and Dam		01978-10-19October 19, 1978	At the Mississippi River 40°23′51″N 91°22′01″W	Keokuk	A 4,620 feet (1,408.2 m) long dam across the Mississippi River. It includes locks that are 1,200 feet (365.8 m) long and 110 feet (33.5 m) wide.
20	Keokuk National Cemetery		01997-06-04June 4, 1997	1701 J St. 40°23′58″N 91°24′18″W	Keokuk	American Civil War era cemetery that was established to bury the Union soldiers who died in the five army hospitals that were located in Keokuk.
21	Keokuk Young Women's Christian Association Building		02004-10-12October 12, 2004	425 Blondeau St. 40°23′47″N 91°22′54″W	Keokuk	A 1913 building that is representative of transitional architecture in the early 20th century.
22	Lee County Courthouse		01976-09-30September 30, 1976	701 Ave. F 40°37′55″N 91°18′36″W	Fort Madison	Greek Revival style building from 1842. It is the courthouse for northern Lee County.
23	Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District		02004-03-10March 10, 2004	525 N. Water St. 40°23′45″N 91°22′32″W	Keokuk	Historic district that includes 7 buildings, 12 structures, 1 object.
24	Daniel McConn Barn		02000-05-26May 26, 2000	2095 Iowa Highway 61 40°39′10″N 91°16′34″W	Fort Madison
25	John McGreer Barn and Crib		02001-08-08August 8, 2001	2056 150th Ave. 40°39′36″N 91°38′03″W	Donnellson
26	Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House		01972-10-10October 10, 1972	318 N. 5th St. 40°23′53″N 91°22′46″W	Keokuk	An Italianate house from 1859 that was home to Samuel Freeman Miller who served for 28 years on the United States Supreme Court.
27	Moyce-Steffens House		01997-05-02May 2, 1997	1615 Ave. H 40°37′49″N 91°19′38″W	Fort Madison
28	Old Fort Madison Site		01973-05-07May 7, 1973	Address Restricted Coordinates missing	Fort Madison	The first permanent U.S. military fortification on the Upper Mississippi River. On the Most Endangered list of the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
29	Primrose Mill		01983-03-17March 17, 1983	Off Iowa Highway 2 40°40′31″N 91°38′16″W	Primrose
30	Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church		01986-04-11April 11, 1986	Chestnut St. 40°31′54″N 91°25′06″W	Montrose	Gothic Revival style church from 1869.
31	St. John's Episcopal Church and Parish Hall		01989-07-11July 11, 1989	4th and Concert 40°23′48″N 91°22′58″W	Keokuk	Gothic Revival church designed by Daniel Appleton and H.M. Stephenson. It was built from 1884-1888.
32	St. Mary of the Assumption Church		01980-02-08February 8, 1980	1031 Ave. E 40°38′00″N 91°19′00″W	Fort Madison	Gothic Revival style church designed by Walch & Schmidt and completed in 1871. It is now a part of Holy Family parish.
33	St. Peter Church		01983-07-14July 14, 1983	301 S. 9th St. 40°23′50″N 91°23′25″W	Keokuk	Gothic Revival church built between 1879-1885. It is now known as the Church of All Saints.
34	Hugh W. and Sarah Sample House		01995-11-22November 22, 1995	205 N. 2nd St. 40°23′40″N 91°22′45″W	Keokuk	Italianate style house from 1859.
35	George E. Schlapp House		01982-02-04February 4, 1982	639 Ave. C 40°38′09″N 91°18′32″W	Fort Madison
36	Sharon Cemetery Historic District		01991-01-11January 11, 1991	County Road J40 about 3 miles east of the Van Buren county line 40°43′31″N 91°39′41″W	Farmington
37	Craig and Virginia Sheaffer House		01993-04-22April 22, 1993	10 High Point 40°38′04″N 91°17′10″W	Fort Madison
38	Walter A. Sheaffer House		02006-09-19September 19, 2006	11 High Point 40°38′02″N 91°17′14″W	Fort Madison
39	The Park Place-Grand Avenue Residential District		02002-09-12September 12, 2002	4th at Park Place and Orleans St. and north up Grand Ave. to Rand Park 40°24′18″N 91°22′36″W	Keokuk	Residential area of Late Victorian homes that were mostly built in the early 20th century.
40	U.S. Post Office and Courthouse		01974-01-24January 24, 1974	25 N. 7th St. 40°23′51″N 91°23′02″W	Keokuk	Late Victorian buildiing from 1887. It was originally built as a Federal courthouse, but now serves as the South Lee County Courthouse as well as a post office.
41	Alois and Annie Weber House		02002-04-16April 16, 2002	802 Orleans Ave. 40°24′09″N 91°22′44″W	Keokuk	Second Empire style home from c. 1873.
42	Frank J. Weess House		01978-05-22May 22, 1978	224-226 Morgan St. 40°23′47″N 91°22′39″W	Keokuk	Second Empire style home that was built from 1880-1881.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa