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Court house, Atlantic, Iowa, Cass County Court House, Cass County Courthouse
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Description
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Looking northwest at the Cass County Court House. The fourth and final courthouse constructed of Indiana limestone and standing three-stories high cost $119,000. It was dedicated on December 26, 1934. It was one of 10 county courthouses built in Iowa during the New Deal Era as part of the federal Public Works Administration. Located at 5 West Seventh Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, Listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Number M-424.
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Date Created
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1950
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PID
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grinnell:13440
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High school, Atlantic, Iowa, Atlantic High School
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Description
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The Atlantic High School was the second high school building in the town. The first high school was constructed in 1878, and a large addition was constructed in 1912. Population growth and the need for modern facilities necessitated the construction of a new high school. In July of 1935 the school board resolved to apply for a Public Works Administration (PWA) grant. There was a successful campaign for the new high school; in November a $160,000 bond issue was approved. Ground was broken in 1936, and the school was finished in May of 1937, opening in the fall of that year. Located at 1100 Linn Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Number 3772.
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Date Created
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1940
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PID
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grinnell:14235
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Title
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Masonic Temple, Anita, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest at the Mason Temple, established in 1895, a restaurant and a lunch room in a bustling downtown view of a dirt Main Street in Anita. Senator James E. Bruce of Anita, "insisted that a Masonic Temple could and must be built in Anita, and it was." 1907 postmark. Number 4.
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Date Created
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1907
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PID
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grinnell:14246
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Title
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Multiview of Atlantic, Iowa, Mullins, Ulysses S., Shranger, Darius E., Harlan, Edward S., Herring, James G.
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Description
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Four residences in Atlantic, Iowa. Looking southwest at the Ulysses.S. Mullins house was built in 1898 by Edward Shaw, a lumber baron, as a wedding gift to his daughter, Leila Shaw Mullins who married Dr. Ulysses S. Mullins in 1898. It was later turned into a bed breakfast. Located at 1409 Chestnut St, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. The Darius E. Shranger house, or Whitmare House, was built in 1917 and located at 108 9th Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Edward S. Harlan was a prominent Atlantic banker. Mr. James G. Herring was the manager of the Atlantic Auto Company in Atlantic, Iowa, and father of 26th Governor of Iowa Clyde L. Herring.
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Date Created
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1920
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PID
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grinnell:13355
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Title
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Post office, Atlantic, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest at a one-story brick post office in Atlantic, Iowa, with a man walking on the sidewalk. The Atlantic Post Office was established in 1869. Located at 20 East Fifth Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa.
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Date Created
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1910
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PID
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grinnell:14233
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Title
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Post office, Atlantic, Iowa
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Description
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Looking northwest at a one-story brick post office in Atlantic, Iowa with car parked in front and flag on top of building. The Atlantic Post Office was established in 1869. Located at 20 East Fifth Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa. Number 49857.
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Date Created
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1914
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PID
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grinnell:14234