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Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission

Exploring the Stories and History of Mount Vernon, Iowa

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Mount Vernon

608 5th Ave NW

Photo of Siggins family and relatives

Right to left: Carol Klein Tolbert, Charles Klein, Jeff Siggins, Donald Siggins, Mrs. Charles Siggins, … Read more …

Categories Ash Park District - Photos, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Ash Park Historic District, Mount Vernon

Donald Brackett Siggins

Photo of Donald Brackett Siggins

Donald Brackett Siggins water superintendent for Mount Vernon driving the city truck.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Lincoln Highway, Mount Vernon

819 Lisbon Road NE

Photo of house at 819 Lisbon Road NE.

819 Lisbon Road NE was built by Guy Siggins. The house remains in the original … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Lincoln Highway, Mount Vernon

Drs. John and Tom Wolfe standing in front of their Office

Photo of Drs. Tom and John Wolfe in front of their office.

Drs. John and Tom Wolfe standing in front of their office which was built in … Read more …

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Wolfe Brother's Office

Jeff Siggins 1950s

Photo of Jeff Siggins standing in yard.

Jeff Siggins standing in yard at intersection of Third Street and Fifth Avenue. Old Sem … Read more …

Categories Cornell College District - Photos Tags Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District, Mount Vernon, Old Sem, South Hall

History of the Cedar Springs Hotel

Photo of the Cedar Springs Hotel when it was new

By Heather Heaton and Allison Pospisil What once sparkled and rocked with laughter and music, … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Biderman, Cedar Springs Hotel, Mount Vernon, The Cedar Springs Hotel

The Shantz House

Photo of the Shantz House

by Chris Stoner, October 2003 For my Mount Vernon History Project, I chose the brick … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags High School History Reports, Mount Vernon, The Shantz House

My House

collage of photos of an historic house being moved

By Larry Covington William Abbe, the first white settler of Linn County, lived on the … Read more …

Categories Building Genealogies, High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags High School History Reports, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

The Verba Quarry- By Nate Newmeister

Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission Logo

The picture on the opposite page is a copy of an original picture of the … Read more …

Categories High School History Reports, Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Julian Verba, Limestone Quarry, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Stone Quarry

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of inside of banquet menu for mount vernon high school class of 1917

@1917. Mount Vernon High School banquet menu

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of high school banquet 1917 menu

@1917 Junior-Senior High School Banquet 1917. Mr. Kensinger.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School

Mount Vernon High School

Photo of Mount Vernon High School Teacher's contract

@1915. Mount Vernon High School Teachers Contract for Superintendent H.E. Kensinger.

Categories Mount Vernon's Historic Photos Tags Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon High School
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