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Historic Homes in C.B.
Out Of The Past . . . is this bedroom setting in the Dean home. A canopy once topped the four poster bed. The furniture, including the six-foot highboy at left, was added by the Deans but much of it is as old as the house.
Historic Homes in C.B.
This Century-Old Home . . . at 231 Park Ave. is owned by Dr. and Mrs. Abbott Dean. The era of the Civil War survives in its grandiose Georgian architecture.
Historic Homes in C.B.
An Early Sketch . . . shows how the house appeared in the 1880s. Most of its principal features have been preserved to this day. Latticed extension at the rear once served as a summer kitchen.
Historic Homes in C.B.
Massive Kitchen Fireplace . . . is an original feature. Still in use, it served as a combination heating and cooking facility for early occupants of the house. The kitchen floor is brick.
Historic Homes In C.B.
Hoping For Fortune . . . similar to that which has befallen the old YMCA building is this home at 151 Park Ave. The building, owned by Bob Pashek, is currently under consideration for the National Register of Historic Places. The owner dressed the…
Historic Wickham Building sold
The Wickham building in downtown Council Bluffs is one of three properties proposed for development by an investment group that includes real estate salesman Ted Campbell. Other properties in the project would be the Pacific House (left) and former…
Historical Cabin May Be Razed Soon -- Log By Log - Unless Some Group Claims It . . .
Fated For Destruction . . . is the old historical cabin in Lincoln Park.
Historical Emblem Contest Winner Told
Contest Chairman Steve Purington . . . presents a metal detector to Tim Peterson, 13, who designed the winning historical emblem for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.
Historical Past Has Future
Stoking The Fire . . . in appropriate costume is Allene Latta of Logan, secretary of the Historical Society. The one-room school is the West Boyer Valley School, open from 1868 to 1959. One of the most popular buildings, the school is equipped with…
Historical Past Has Future
A Small Covered Wagon . . . is examined by Historical Society member Mrs. Herbert Herman of Magnolia and Allene Latta, secretary. This small wagon was probably used for business rather than travel, the women said.
Historical Past Has Future
Little Wagon Wheels Chapel . . . contains small pulpit pews from a Linwood country church and the huge bell in front belonged to the old Loveland Methodist Church. In the background stands the post office building with a horse-head hitching post…
Historical Recognition Eyed For Bluffs 'Hog Ranch'
Fabled Log House . . . of Council Bluffs' "hog ranch" may be named a state historical monument soon if the present owner Earl Root gets his wish. The structure was used as a gambling house in the early 1900s and was later the site of an abortive…
Historical Society Begins Campaign To Pinpoint City's Oldest Buildings - Seeking Old Homes, Business Sites
Hunting History . . . David Hall and Robert Kennedy check notes on the Sylvester home with Mrs. John Crookham.
History, nature, recreation enough for everyone at DeSoto Refuge
Jim Frates . . . manager of DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge, demonstrates giant bellows removed from the hull of the steamship Bertrand. Frates said the bellows were used to created extra heat in the boilers of the vessel, which sank more than 100…
Hitchcock House Eyed For Restoration
Patching A Deteriorating Wall . . . will be a big step toward renovating the Hitchcock House. Discussing the project are, from left, Mayor Bill Worth, the Rev. Melvin Ammon and Michael Audino, director of the Southwest Iowa Planning Council.
Hitchcock House Eyed For Restoration
The Hitchcock House . . . sheltered escaped slaves who were making their way toward freedom on the Underground Railroad. The house at one time had a pivoting wall that led to a room where slaves hid from their pursuers.
Hite Center
The Hite Center, Council Bluffs IA
August 1989
August 1989