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Title: Academy and Catholic Church, Charles City, Iowa, Immaculate Conception Grade School, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Academy Immaculate
Description: Three story brick and stone church building (1203 Clark Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) in the background with three story brick and stone school building in foreground. 1910 postmark.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14096

Title: Band stand, Central Park, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Woman and child sitting on the Central Park bandstand. The third block (Block 9) from the river along Mill Street (now North Main Street) was envisioned by city planners, Joseph and Malinda Kelly to be the center of the city so he set it aside as the public square, and it has ever since remained open as public land and park. It is now named Central Park. Central Park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the North Main Street Historic District. 1918 postmark. Number A-58774.
Date Created: 1915
PID: grinnell:14572

Title: Cedar River, Charles City, Iowa
Description: View of Cedar River with canoe and paddles in the foreground. 1911 postmark. Number 1105/1.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14103

Title: Charles City Western Railway, Charles City, Iowa, Charles City & Western Railway, Charley Western Railway
Description: The rail line provided passenger service. By 1910, the Charles City Western Railway's interurban gasoline-powered streetcar was providing transportation down Main Street and eventually to Marble Rock. Local service ended in 1921. 1912 postmark. Number A-16351.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:13443

Title: Charles Theater, Charles City, Iowa, Charles Theatre
Description: Constructed in 1935, the ART DECO design included real gold leaf and is considered to be the best example of the few remaining ART DECO theaters in the United States.--t.p. verso. Located at 409 N. Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number 39130885.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14097

Title: Floyd County Court House, Charles City, Iowa, Floyd County Courthouse
Description: This second courthouse was erected in 1881 on the foundation of the old building [which was destroyed by fire]. It was built of the best brick, finished with stone trimmings, and handsomely designed. The total cost was $17,000. It was condemned in 1939 and a new building was erected in its place in 1940. It was located at 101 South Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. Number 244.
Date Created: 1933
PID: grinnell:14561

Title: Hart Motor Court, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Looking south at the Hart Motor Court (now Hartwood Inn), Jack and Lillian Hart, Highways 218-18, Charles City, Iowa. "Not just a cabin...not just a court...but your castle for the night." On the banks of the beautiful Cedar River. --t.p. verso. Located at 1312 Gilbert Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. 1951 postmark.
Date Created: 1951
PID: grinnell:14101

Title: Hildreth Hotel, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest at the three story brick Hildreth Hotel was built in 1893 by Azro Benjamin Franklin (A.B.F.) Hildreth who was a successful entrepreneur and member of the Iowa State Board of Education and the Iowa General Assembly. The building was destroyed by fire in the 1930s and was located at 401 N. Main Street, Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa. 1911 postmark.
Date Created: 1911
PID: grinnell:14594

Title: May Hospital, Charles City, Iowa
Description: The two story wooden Queen Anne style building was built in 1908. The hospital closed its doors in 1917 and the building was converted to apartments.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:14593

Title: Methodist Episcopal Church, Charles City, Iowa
Description: Looking at the entrance to a one story stone building with bell tower on front corner built in 1875 at a cost of $14,855. Number R-69791.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:14099