Downtown Mount Vernon
Metal cladding covering half of the merchant block. Original details on building to left COVERING … Read more …
Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Exploring the Stories and History of Mount Vernon, Iowa
If you want to see where it all began, take a stroll through the Commercial District. Mount Vernon began as a town which serviced travelers along the first north-south highway in the state: Highway One. The town consisted of dry goods stores, repair shops for wagons and harnesses, and a watering trough at the intersection of Main Street and Highway One. This intersection was the birthplace of Mount Vernon.
Today the Commercial District harbors several outstanding restaurants, antique shops, and boutiques. The district also serves as headquarters for many of Mount Vernon’s quintessential events—Chalk the Walk, Chili Cook-Off, Magical Night—so stop by! No matter the season, there’s always something exciting happening in the Commercial District.
Metal cladding covering half of the merchant block. Original details on building to left COVERING … Read more …
Speculation: Watching the Military Convoy passing through town – crossing the U.S. from Washinton DC … Read more …
100 block of 1st Street (Southside) before the fire in Pizza Palace that burned two … Read more …
City Hall office @ 1916. Two identified as Charles Weiss and John Gaston. Date 1916
Bauman’s Men’s Big and Tall Clothing Store in the Commercial District. Built in 1906 – … Read more …
Intersection Highway IA #1 and First Street in the commercial district. Note: Mural by local … Read more …
Lora’s Women’s Shop (right) and Kitchen Ware Shop (left) in the commercial district. Picture taken … Read more …
Signal light at corner of Main Street and Highway #1 in the Commercial District. Picture … Read more …
Community parade (with band) circa 1905.– Probably going to the cemetery. Note buildings on the … Read more …
Cornell Drug Store. Weebles and 3 other small shops. Note dirt street, board sidewalk, trash, … Read more …