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July 24, 1992. The DeFries House, Barn and Carpenter Shop are a collection of historic buildings located north-west of Andrew, Iowa, United States. They are three of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 101 were houses, nine were barns, and 36 were other farm-related buildings.
Maquoketa. 4. Bellevue Commercial Historic District. Bellevue Commercial Historic District. More images. April 11, 2022. ( #100007558) 100 North Riverview–318 South Riverview Dr., 100 North 2nd–307 South 2nd, 102 Market–203 West Market, 103–15 State Sts. 42°15′30″N 90°25′28″W.
Andrew, located in Jackson County, was named for the seventh president, Andrew Jackson. [5] In 1841 Ansel Briggs, the first governor of Iowa, settled on a location outside of Andrew known as Bluff Mills, later moving his family to town. He became the Jackson County deputy treasurer in 1843 then began a two-year term as Sheriff of Jackson County ...
Added to NRHP. July 24, 1992. The Henry Lubben House, Smokehouse and Springhouse are a collection of historic buildings located north of Baldwin, Iowa, United States. They are three of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 101 were houses, 13 were springhouses, and 36 were other farm related buildings.
Thomas Bassnett was the landowner at about the time the house was built. T. K. Nickerson was a successful Maquoketa area businessman. He owned a 320-acre (130 ha) farm west of the city where he ran a saw mill, flour mill, and woolen mill. In 1876 he began to quarry the limestone on the property and produced burnt lime.
Prior to 1988, Jackson County was a Republican-leaning swing county, only failing to back the national winner six times between 1880 & 1984. The county was reliably Democratic from 1988 to 2012, but swung by 18% to back Donald Trump in 2016. In 2020 Donald Trump carried Jackson County with 62% of the vote over Joseph Biden's 36%.
Polk County is the most densely populated county at 864/sq mi (333.5/km 2), an increase in density from 2010 when it was 655.5/sq mi (253.08/km 2). Polk County contains the state's capital and largest city, Des Moines. In addition, Iowa has one of the smallest percentages of counties whose boundaries are dictated by natural means, the vast ...
B. Bassnett–Nickerson House. Bellevue Herald Building. Big Mill Homestead. Building at 101 North Riverview Street. Building at 126 South Riverview Street. Building at 130–132 North Riverview Street. Building at 306 South Second Street. Nathaniel Butterworth House.