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Architectural Gems
Knox Church, Sidney vicinity,
Fremont County. Rural, abandoned
wooden church eligible for the
National Register of Historic Places.
School houses, churches, farmsteads, bridges, tory to the present. Such properties illustrate trends A limited survey conducted along
highways, railroad depots, grain elevators, barns, in agriculture, industry, and urban development, and the Byway through the seven coun-
commercial buildings, and homes—some still occu- reflect the personal story of important figures and ties of the Loess Hills identified 139
pied, others long abandoned—extend Loess Hills his- events. buildings or properties as having
historical or architectural interest.
Of these, 13 have already been
nominated to the National Register
of Historic Places. Examples include
the William Haner Polygonal Barn
near Pisgah, Mann School No.
2 near Moorhead, and the Tabor An-
tislavery Historic District in Tabor.
With additional study, others could
be nominated. Such places relate
to important historical themes in
Loess Hills’ history including the
Lewis and Clark expedition, west-
ward rolling frontier, Underground
Railroad, growth of railroads, rise
and demise of towns, western Iowa
agriculture, and state and county
government and services.
The following specific buildings or properties identi-
fied in the survey offer just a sampling of the archi-
tectural gems recommended for additional study.
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