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Cornell College District – Photos

Aerial view of Cornell College campus

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.


Brackett Alumni Guest House

photo of Brackett Alumni Guest House

418 2nd St. SW Mount Vernon, IA 52314

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

419 Second Street SW

photo of house 419 Second Street SW

Hood architectural detail.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

515 First Street West

photo of 515 First Street West

515 First Street West  

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

906 Summit Avenue

photo of 906 Summit Avenue

906 Summit Avenue Bungalow style with wrap around porch.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Mount Vernon

405 3rd Street SW-porch

photo of 405 Third Street SW-porch

Wrap-around porch with decorative frieze board architecture

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Mount Vernon

731 First Street NW

photo of 731 First Street NW

731 First Street NW. Known as the Platner house. Fanlight window with fish-scales shingles architectural … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Platner House

701 First Street NW

photo of 701 First Street NW

701 First Street NW. Luce Admissions building. Decorative barge board architectural detail.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon

702 8th Avenue NW

photo of 702 8th Avenue NW

702 8th Avenue NW

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon, Reuben Ash Home

405 Third Street SW

Photo of house at 405 Third Street SW

Thanks to Marcia Humphries Driscoll for locating this “unidentified house” as 405 Third Street SW … Read more …

Categories Brick Houses on the National Register of Historic Places, Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

8th Avenue NW

photo of 8th Avenue NW

8th Avenue NW

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Cornell Faculty, Mount Vernon

702 8th Avenue NW

photo of 702 8th Avenue NW

702 8th Avenue NW. Known as the Reuben Ash home.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Glass Negative, Mount Vernon

617 First Street NW

photo of 617 First Street NW

617 First Street NW Three gabled roofs architectural detail.

Categories Cornell College District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags 35mm Slide Collection, Architectural Details, Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon
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