Downtown Mount Vernon
Mayor Nicholas Berry promoted the planning of the Main Street trees. Date @1980
Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission
Exploring the Stories and History of Mount Vernon, Iowa
Here you will find the Commission’s extensive collection of photographs. Perhaps you are searching for pictures of previous year’s Chalk the Walk festival or wondering what the inside of the old Neff Furniture Store used to look like. Maybe you’re just here to browse. Whatever the reasons, just know that these photos capture the spirit of Mount Vernon.
Mayor Nicholas Berry promoted the planning of the Main Street trees. Date @1980
Mural by Micky Woods (local artist) at corner of First St and highway #1. Created … Read more …
Unidentified man in front of shop (possibly Bauman’s men’s clothing store). Date @1910
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 …
First floor siding is larger than second floor. Major changes made to garages in rear … Read more …