Aerial of Mount Vernon
Immediate house is Platner House (west First Street west (1892); house to the east is … Read more …
Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Exploring the Stories and History of Mount Vernon, Iowa

Cornell College was established in 1853. The entire Cornell campus is on the National Register of Historic Places. The college is an integral part of Mount Vernon. Cornell and the public even share Cole Library, the only private-college-community-shared library in the country. Peruse photos of Cornellians through the ages, from King Chapel to the Orange Carpet.
Immediate house is Platner House (west First Street west (1892); house to the east is … Read more …
In front of Alumni Gymn (McWethy Art)– last building under King just before he retired … Read more …