National Register of Historic Places

Poplar Rural District

Jacksonville, Audubon County, Iowa
Listed
April 8, 1992
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
91001463

About this property

The Poplar Rural District is a nationally recognized historic district located north of Jacksonville, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 55 resources, including 29 contributing buildings, one contributing site, five contributing structures, one contributing object, 15 non-contributing buildings, and four non-contributing structures. The 36 contributing resources include three houses, 12 barns, 14 outbuildings, which are all included as buildings. The three corn cribs and the two granaries/corn cribs are the structures. A concrete post fence line is the object, and the landscape of the district is the site. They are all associated with the largest rural settlement of Danish immigrants in the United States. The farmsteads are located on the hilltops or along the hillsides. The latter appear to be somewhat linked to the ethnic heritage of the Danish immigrants who tended to locate their farmsteads on sheltered hillsides. The period of significance starts with the construction of the original Jackson #1 schoolhouse in 1884, and concludes with the construction of the second Jackson #1 schoolhouse in 1923.

Location

Jacksonville, Audubon County, Iowa
41.68073, -95.10748

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Bethany Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Industrial
3.4 mi
Jorgensen, Hans J., Barn
Industrial
3.8 mi
Immanuel Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church
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3.9 mi
Kimballton West 2nd-West 3rd Street Residential District
Listed
3.9 mi
Kimballton Commercial District
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4 mi

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When was Poplar Rural District listed on the National Register?

Poplar Rural District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 8, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Poplar Rural District?

Poplar Rural District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Poplar Rural District?

The period of significance for Poplar Rural District is recorded as the listed era.

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