Jasper Bloom
Over the same threshold and through the same door, like their grandparents, three generations of … Read more …
Newsletters & Articles
The Virgil Crofter Collection
Prepared and donated by Carolyn Wellso, 2004 Adapted for web in 2021 Virgil Crofter (1921-2012) … Read more …
Mount Vernon High School
Among the historic resources found in Mount Vernon is the 1927 High School Building. This … Read more …
Our Architectural Heritage in Historical Context
Mount Vernon has historic structures that date from the 1840s to the present. The principle … Read more …
Porches
Changing Architecture: From the Front Porch to the Back Patio Adapted for web from Iowa … Read more …
Operation Democracy: Mount Vernon, Iowa to Diekirch, Luxembourg
On March 12, 2020, Carine Welter, Director of the Museum of Histories Diekirch, Luxembourg, contacted … Read more …
MVHPC Newsletter – May, 2020
Cleaning Out
Please Keep Us in Mind!
Fewer demands and more time at home have motivated many of us to…
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MVHPC Newsletter – January, 2020
Below is a PDF document version of the Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission’s newsletter for … Read more …
Historic Windows – Vital to the Spirit of a Historic Building
One of the most important architectural features on a historic building is its original windows. … Read more …
MVHPC Newsletter – September, 2019
Here is a PDF document version of the MVHPC’s newsletter for September, 2019.
Archiving Mount Vernon’s History – September, 2019
The MVHPC’s 2019 summer intern, Addie Pacha, discovered newspaper articles, a photo album and brochures about Mount Vernon’s Olde World Faire. The following is a summary of the event from those archived documents.
Mount Vernon residents and visitors were once transported back in time to a celebration of Europe’s Middle Ages. The Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee with a matching grant from the Iowa Humanities Board sponsored an Olde World Faire.
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