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Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms


113 2nd Avenue NW – Col John and Rowena Wilds House

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The Wilds House (113 2nd Ave. NW) This house, built in 1857, fronts the street … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Wilds House

601 1st Ave SW – Augustus and Elizabeth Bauman House

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The Bauman House (601 1st Ave. SW) The house was built circa 1854 for Augustus … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Bauman House

600 1st Avenue S – Dr Luther and Susette Pease House

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The Pease House (600 1st Ave. S) This two-story brick house is located along the … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Pease House

514 1st Street SE – George and Mary Robinson House

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The Robinson House (514 1st St. SE) This two-story brick house is located on the … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Robinson House

417 A Avenue SE – Frederick and Martha Knott House

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Knott House (417 A Ave. SE) This two-story brick house was built circa 1857 on … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Knott House

323 3rd Street NE – Elijah and Mary Waln House

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The Waln House (323 3rd St. NE) This two-story brick house is a landmark in … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Waln House

316 3rd Avenue SW – James and Anna Smith House #1

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Smith House #1 (316 3rd Ave. SW) This two-story house is built of reddish-orange soft … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Smith House #1

303 A Avenue SE – Martin and Mary Jane Shantz House

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The Shantz House (303 A Ave. SE) This two-story brick house is located at the … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Shantz House

224 1st Street SW – Henry and Juliana Albright House

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The Albright House (224 1st St. SW) This two-story house sits at the southeast corner … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Albright House

201 2nd Avenue NW – James and Anna Smith House #2

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Smith House #2 (201 2nd Ave. NW) This two-story brick house sits on a large … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Smith House #2

214 2nd Street SE – James and Mayetta McCartney House

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The McCartney House (214 2nd St. E) The McCartney House is located on the south … Read more …

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags McCartney House

513 First Street SE

513 First Street SE

513 First Street SE @ 1915 Thanks to Jonathan Reed for locating this unidentified photo.

Categories Brick Homes on the National Register of Historic Places and their Nomination Forms, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Agriculture, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

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2 years ago

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
The MVHPC partnered with the Linn County Historic Preservation Commission and the Mount Vernon Lisbon Community Development Group on the placement of two new informational kiosks about the history of the Lincoln Hwy in Lisbon and Mount Vernon. There was a commemoration at the Kiosk in Lisbon on Oct. 6 with a poem created for the event by Poet Laureate Amanda Kibbie. The MV Kiosk is located in Prairie Park next to the Cornell football field. The MV kiosk faces one of the last remaining brick portions of the Lincoln Hwy and is near the 10th Avenue Overpass. The overpass was built in approximately 1910 as a part of the Lincoln Hwy. Credit to Steven Ciha of the LCHPC for images. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 years ago

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UPDATE!!! Thanks to Jay and Arlie Willems, the circa 1910 glass negatives are now in the Mount Vernon Archives. We are grateful to Arlie and Jay for transporting the negatives and to Joe Burkart of Crestview Florida for donating them.Photo collectors in Crestview Florida have glass plate negatives of a photographer named Hodson who worked in and around Mount Vernon in 1910. The collectors have offered the negatives to the MVHPC. The plates are fragile and very heavy, so shipping them is not a good option. Is anyone planning to travel by car to Florida anytime in the next year and willing pick up these negatives in the panhandle of the state? If so, please send a message on this site to the site administrator. ... See MoreSee Less
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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission updated their status.

2 years ago

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