Court Hill Historic District

	Court Hill Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
MPS	Ottumwa MPS
NRHP reference No.	97001605
Added to NRHP	January 7, 1998

Court Hill Historic District is a historic district located in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. It is a residential area of large homes with a few small homes in between. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 as a part of Ottumwa MPS.^[1] At the time of its nomination it contained 84 resources, which included 56 contributing buildings, two contributing structures, 25 non-contributing buildings, and one non-contributing site.^[2]

History

Court Street was developed as a major artery from the

streetcar began operating on Court Street in 1889. The street was paved with bricks in 1890 and 1891. Both projects led to increased development of the area between 1890 and 1915. From this period until 1942 a centralized steam heat system was available in the city and the main pipes were located under Court Street. Because of this, the street was never covered with snow or ice during the winter and people could always climb to the top of the bluff when other streets were impassable.^[2] During the World War II

years many of the large homes were divided into multi-family dwellings. That process started to be reversed in the late 20th century when historic preservation took root in Ottumwa.

Architecture

Most of the houses are large in size, but a few smaller houses are scattered throughout the district. While some of the houses have been altered over the years, most of them retain a high level of integrity.

Italianate, Neoclassical, and Queen Anne. Architects who have designs in the district include George Kern

, Edward Clark, and Fisher & Lowrie.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Molly Myers Naumann. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Court Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2019. with photos

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[Naumann-2] Molly Myers Naumann. "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Court Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2019. with photos

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