Clark Tower, Winterset

Name: Clark Tower
Address: Winterset City Park, Winterset, 50273, United States

#1 among attractions in Winterset

Top attraction, Observation decks and towers, View point, Memorial

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Clark Tower is a castle-like limestone tower located in Winterset City Park in Winterset, Iowa, United States. It was erected in 1926, on the eightieth anniversary of the founding of Madison County, in memory of Caleb Clark, a stonemason who was the first white settler of Madison County, and his wife Ruth Clanton Clark. The tower stands at a height of 25 feet. ()

Coordinates: 41°19'12"N, 94°0'15"W

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Winterset City ParkWinterset 50273 United States

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Clark Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cutler–Donahoe Bridge, Madison County Courthouse, John Wayne Birthplace, Iowa Quilt Museum.

0.8 miN
Bridge
Cutler–Donahoe Bridge, Winterset
20 min walk • Cutler–Donahoe Bridge is a 79-foot-long covered bridge in Madison County, Iowa. It was built in 1870 by Eli Cox. It originally crossed the North River near Bevington, Iowa. In 1979, the bridge was moved to its current location at the entrance to the Winterset City Park.
1.2 miNW
Tower, Neo-renaissance architecture
Madison County Courthouse, Winterset
30 min walk • The Madison County Courthouse is located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.
1 miNW
41°19'58"N • 94°0'45"W
John Wayne Birthplace, Winterset
26 min walk • Historical place, Specialty museum, Museum
1.1 miNW
41°20'3"N • 94°0'49"W
Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset
29 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.1 miNW
Romanesque architecture
Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, Winterset
30 min walk • Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn, Winterset
21 min walk • The C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn are historic buildings located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Bevington was a pharmacist who passed through the area in 1849 on his way to the California Gold Rush.
1 miNW
Vernacular architecture
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House, Winterset
26 min walk • The J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. J.G. Vawter settled in Winterset in 1854 and was a local merchant. His wife Elizabeth owned this house. They left the community sometime before 1865. This 2½-story structure is composed of locally quarried limestone.
1.1 miNW
Vernacular architecture
White, Winterset
29 min walk • The White, Munger and Company Store is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Built in 1861 by Evan V. Evans who owned the property the building sits on, it is an early example of a vernacular limestone commercial building. The two-story structure is composed of locally quarried ashlar and rubble stone.
0.8 miNW
Vernacular architecture
C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy, Winterset
20 min walk • The C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Bevington was a pharmacist who passed through the area in 1849 on his way to the California Gold Rush.
1 miN
Vernacular architecture
William R. and Martha Foster Shriver House, Winterset
26 min walk • The William R. and Martha Foster Shriver House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. William R. Shriver was an Ohio native who settled in Jefferson County, Iowa before he moved to Madison County in 1853–54. He married Martha Foster in 1858 in Winterset.
1.1 miNW
Vernacular architecture
Guiberson House, Winterset
29 min walk • The Guiberson House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Edwin R. Guiberson settled in Winterset in the late 1840s, and worked as a lot agent selling property after the town was platted. He also served a term as County Judge.

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Which popular attractions are close to Clark Tower?

Nearby attractions include Cutler–Donahoe Bridge, Winterset (20 min walk), C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy, Winterset (20 min walk), C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn, Winterset (21 min walk).