Downtown Historic District

Historic research done in the downtown Washington area in 2012 and indexed by building address.
Funded by an HRDP Grant and The City of Washington, Iowa.

The Iowa Site Inventory forms and photographs on this website were prepared as part of a research/survey/nomination project in 2011-2012 funded by a Historic Resource Development Program (HRDP) grant (part of Resource Enhancement and Development (REAP) program) from the State Historical Society of Iowa for the nomination of the Washington Downtown Historic District. The project was primarily structured to develop the nomination for the downtown, with additional research on each building documented on an Iowa Site Inventory form along with at least one current photograph. The information on the Iowa Site Inventory forms dates to the August 2012 draft of the nomination. Boundaries and contributing/noncontributing status of the buildings may change slightly as the nomination moves through the approval process from fall 2012 to spring 2013. The final nomination in spring 2013 will be on file with the City of Washington Historic Preservation Commission and State Historic Preservation Office, and it will reflect any modifications to the final boundary and building statuses after the preparation of these Iowa Site Inventory forms.

Map of Washington Downtown Historic District
View the full NRHP nomination here
Research information on historic businesses in Washington, 1856-1964

Washington Downtown Historic Research Index (by address):
Note: All files are in PDF format. Please download Adobe Reader if necessary.

Printable Index

112 N 2nd Ave - P-023 - DT-083 - State #92-00661
115 N 2nd Ave - P-024 - DT-082 - State #92-00662
115 S 2nd Ave - P-097 - DT-068 - State #92-00494
102 E 2nd St - P-028 - DT-113 - State #92-00576
108 E 2nd St - P-027 - DT-114 - State #92-00577
111-123 E 2nd St - P-025 - DT-118 - State #92-00578
122 E 2nd St - P-026 - DT-115 - State #92-00579
106 W 2nd St - P-044 - DT-111 - State #92-00580
107-109 W 2nd St - P-043 - DT-117 - State #92-00581
112 W 2nd St - P-045 - DT-110a - State #92-00582
118-120-122 W 2nd St (also 202-204 N. Marion) - P-047 - DT-109 - State #92-00586
114-116 W 2nd St - P-046 - DT-110b - State #92-00583
206 W 2nd St - P-054 - DT-108 - State #92-00346
220 W 2nd St - P-055 - DT-107 - State #92-00584
221 W 2nd St - P-059 - DT-116 - State #92-00585
301 W 2nd St - P-058 - DT-002 - State #92-00347
102 (100-104) E 3rd St - P-034 - DT-104 - State #92-00587
105 E 3rd St - P-032 - DT-106 - State #92-00588
106 E 3rd St - P-033 - DT-105 - State #92-00589
109 W 3rd St - P-036 - DT-103 – part of 215 N Iowa
115 W 3rd St - P-035 - DT-102 - State #92-00591
214-218 W 3rd St - P-056 - DT-101 - State #92-00592
214 N Avenue B - P-057 - DT-001 - State #92-00495
108 (106) S Avenue B - P-072 - DT-004 - State #92-00496
112 S Avenue B - P-073 - DT-006 - State #92-00497
119 S Avenue B - P-074 - DT-005 - State #92-00498
212 S Avenue B - P-076 - DT-008 - State #92-00499
112 N Iowa Avenue - P-039 - DT-050 - State #92-00500
114-116 N Iowa Avenue - P-038 - DT-049 - State #92-00501
115-117 N Iowa Avenue - P-040 - DT-045 - State #92-00502
121 N Iowa Avenue - P-041 - DT-044 - State #92-00503
125 N Iowa Avenue - P-042 - DT-043 - State #92-00504
201 N Iowa Avenue (also 102 W 2nd St) - P-DEMO - DT-112a - State #92-00530
211 N Iowa Avenue - P-DEMO - DT-112b - State #92-00598
210 N Iowa Avenue - P-029 - DT-048 - State #92-00505
213-215 N Iowa Avenue - P-037 - DT-042 - State #92-00506
216 N Iowa Avenue - P-030 - DT-081 - State #92-00471
220 N Iowa Avenue - P-031 - DT-047 - State #92-00507
100 S Iowa Avenue - P-083 - DT-051 - State #92-00508
102 S Iowa Avenue - P-084 - DT-052 - State #92-00509
104 S Iowa Avenue - P-085 - DT-053 - State #92-00510
106 S Iowa Avenue - P-086 - DT-054 - State #92-00511
108 S Iowa Avenue - P-087 - DT-055 - State #92-00512
110-112 S Iowa Avenue - P-088 - DT-056 - State #92-00513
114 S Iowa Avenue - P-089 - DT-057 - State #92-00514
116 S Iowa Avenue - P-090 - DT-058 - State #92-00515
118-120 S Iowa Avenue - P-091 - DT-059 - State #92-00516
122 S Iowa Avenue - P-092 - DT-060 - State #92-00517
200-202-204 S Iowa Avenue - P-104 - DT-061 - State #92-00518
206 S Iowa Avenue - P-105 - DT-062 - State #92-00519
208 S Iowa Avenue - P-106 - DT-063 - State #92-00520
210 S Iowa Avenue - P-107 - DT-064 - State #92-00521
214 S Iowa Avenue - P-108 - DT-065 - State #92-00522
215-217 S Iowa Avenue - P-112 - DT-046 - State #92-00523
218 S Iowa Avenue - P-109 - DT-066 - State #92-00524
221 S Iowa Avenue - P-113 - DT-040b - State #92-00525
222 S Iowa Avenue - P-110 - DT-067 - State #92-00528
301 S Iowa Avenue - P-111 - DT-041 - State #92-00529
120 E Jefferson - P-099 - DT-161 - State #92-00531
108 W Jefferson - P-114 - DT-040a - State #92-00526
116 W Jefferson - P-115 - DT-039 - State #92-00527
102-104 E Main St (also 100-108 N. Iowa Ave) - P-016 - DT-126 - State #92-00548
106 E Main St - P-017 - DT-127 - State #92-00532
108-110 E Main St - P-018 - DT-128 - State #92-00533
109 E Main St - P-082 - DT-136 – part of 100 S. Iowa Ave
114 E Main St - P-019 - DT-129 - State #92-00535
116-118 E Main St - P-020 - DT-130 - State #92-00536
120 E Main St - P-021 - DT-131 - State #92-00161
121 (117) E Main St - P-022 - DT-137 - State #92-00537
100-102-104 W Main St - P-015 - DT-125 - State #92-00538
106 W Main St - P-014 - DT-124 - State #92-00539
108-110-112 W Main St - P-013 - DT-123 - State #92-00540
114 W Main St - P-012 - DT-122 - State #92-00541
116-118 W Main St - P-011 - DT-121 - State #92-00542
120-122-124 W Main St - P-010 - DT-120 - State #92-00543
210 W Main St - P-002 - DT-119 - State #92-00544
213-215-217 W Main St - P-005 - DT-135 (134) - State #92-00545
219 W Main St - P-004 - DT-133 - State #92-00546
221-229 W Main St - P-003 - DT-132 - State #92-00547
222 W Main St - P-001 - DT-003 - State #92-00150
101-103 N Marion Avenue (also 208 W Main St) - P-006 - DT-015 - State #92-00575
105 N Marion Avenue - P-007 - DT-014 - State #92-00549
109 (107) N Marion Avenue - P-008 - DT-013 - State #92-00550
111 (109-111) N Marion Avenue - P-009 - DT-012 - State #92-00551
112 N Marion Avenue - P-061 - DT-035 - State #92-00552
115 N Marion Avenue - P-060 - DT-011 - State #92-00165
206-208 N Marion Avenue - P-048 - DT-034 - State #92-00553
210 N Marion Avenue - P-049 - DT-033 - State #92-00554
213-215 N Marion Avenue - P-053 - DT-010 - State #92-00555
214 N Marion Avenue - P-050 - DT-032 - State #92-00556
219 N Marion Avenue - P-052 - DT-009 - State #92-00557
220 N Marion Avenue - P-051a - DT-084 - State #92-00663
306 N Marion Avenue - P-051b - DT-085 - State #92-00664
101-103 S Marion Avenue - P-062 - DT-016 - State #92-00558
105 S Marion Avenue - P-063 - DT-017 - State #92-00559
107 S Marion Avenue - P-064 - DT-018 - State #92-00560
109-111 S Marion Avenue - P-065 - DT-019 - State #92-00561
113 S Marion Avenue - P-066 - DT-020 - State #92-00562
115 S Marion Avenue - P-067 - DT-021 - State #92-00563
117 S Marion Avenue - P-068 - DT-022 - State #92-00564
121 (119-123) S Marion Avenue - P-069 - DT-024 (23) - State #92-00565
201 S Marion Avenue - P-124 - DT-025 - State #92-00566
205 S Marion Avenue - P-123 - DT-026 - State #92-00567
207-209 S Marion Avenue - P-DEMO - DT-027 - State #92-00568
208-212 S Marion Avenue - P-118 - DT-036 - State #92-00569
211 S Marion Avenue - P-DEMO - DT-028 - State #92-00570
213 S Marion Avenue - P-120 - DT-029 - State #92-00571
215 S Marion Avenue - P-119 - DT-030 - State #92-00572
220 S Marion Avenue - P-117 - DT-037 - State #92-00573
222 S Marion Avenue - P-116 - DT-038 - State #92-00574
109 E Washington - P-103 - DT-157 - State #92-00593
111 E Washington - P-102 - DT-158 - State #92-00594
112-114 (110-112) E Washington - P-093 - DT-140 - State #92-00595
113-115 E Washington - P-101 - DT-159 - State #92-00597
116-118 E Washington - P-094 - DT-141 - State #92-00596
118 E Washington - P-095 - DT-142 – addition to 116 E Washington
120 E Washington - P-096 - DT-143 - State #92-00599
123 E Washington - P-100 - DT-160 - State #92-00167
202 E Washington - P-098 - DT-145 - State #92-00600
100 W Washington - P-080 - DT-100a - State #92-00493
101-103 W Washington - P-129 - DT-156 - State #92-00601
105 W Washington - P-128 - DT-155 - State #92-00602
107 W Washington - P-127 - DT-154 - State #92-00603
109-115 W Washington - P-126 - DT-080 - State #92-00604
116 W Washington - P-081 - DT-100b - State #92-00490
117-119 W Washington - P-125 - DT-153 - State #92-00605
121 W Washington - P-125 - DT-152 - State #92-00606
123-125 W Washington - P-125 - DT-151 - State #92-00607
207 W Washington - P-079 - DT-150 – part of 201 S. Marion
208-210 W Washington - P-070 - DT-139 - State #92-00610
209-211 W Washington - P-078 - DT-149 - State #92-00609
213 W Washington - P-077 - DT-148 - State #92-00611
215-217 W Washington - P-DEMO - DT-147 - State #92-00612
218 W Washington - P-071 - DT-138 - State #92-00613
221 (223-225) W Washington - P-DEMO - DT-146 - State #92-00614
303 W Washington Blvd - P-075 - DT-007 - State #92-00615