Ellsworth-Jones Building, Iowa Falls

Name: Ellsworth-Jones Building
Address: Iowa Falls, United States

#14 among attractions in Iowa Falls

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The Ellsworth–Jones Building is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Eugene S. Ellsworth was a land broker, town developer, and philanthropist. This building was the headquarters of his firm Ellsworth and Jones, who sold land throughout Iowa and other states in the Midwest. While Iowa Falls was their headquarters, they also had offices in Chicago, Boston, and Crookston, Minnesota. The three-story, brick Neoclassical building was completed in 1902. It features Ionic and Doric columns, egg-and-dart motif on the lower level columns, round arches, acanthus leaf keystones, foliated decorative elements, a dentils on the cornice. ()

Built: 1902 (122 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 42°31'10"N, 93°15'49"W

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Ellsworth-Jones Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Washington Avenue Bridge, Highland Golf Club, Estes Park Band Shell, River Street Bridge.

~1940 ftW
Bridge
Washington Avenue Bridge, Iowa Falls
10 min walk • The Washington Avenue Bridge in Iowa Falls, Iowa is an attractive concrete two-span open spandrel arched bridge that brings Washington Avenue over the Iowa River. Originally it carried US 20. It was built in 1934 by the Weldon Brothers for $51,710.55.
0.5 miSE
42°30'58"N • 93°15'19"W
Highland Golf Club, Iowa Falls
13 min walk • Golf
~680 ftNW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
Estes Park Band Shell, Iowa Falls
4 min walk • Estes Park Band Shell is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Planning and construction of the band shell were a community project that began in 1931. They engaged Iowa Falls native L.L. Klippel to design the structure, and N.F. Guernsey of Sioux City, Iowa to landscape Estes Park.
~1240 ftW
Bridge
River Street Bridge, Iowa Falls
6 min walk • The River Street Bridge over the Iowa River at Iowa Falls, Iowa is an open spandrel bridge built during 1922–1924. It was built by the Weldon Brothers at cost of $16,900, including removal of the previous bridge on the site.
0.4 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Opera
Metropolitan Opera House, Iowa Falls
11 min walk • The Metropolitan Opera House is an historic opera house in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. In 2012 it was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District.
~420 ftS
Church, Tudor Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church, Iowa Falls
3 min walk • St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. The church is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The parish was established in 1886, and the church building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
~440 ftSE
Bridge
Iowa Falls Bridge, Iowa Falls
3 min walk • The Iowa Falls Bridge, also known as the Oak Street Bridge, was a historic structure located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The span carried U.S. Route 65 over the Iowa River for 255 feet. The through arch bridge was built by the Weldon Brothers Construction Co. of Iowa Falls in 1928 for $51,374.98.
~840 ftN
Library
Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library, Iowa Falls
5 min walk • The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Local businessman Eugene Ellsworth donated the property for the library in 1902.
~240 ftW
Interesting neighbourhood
Princess Sweet Shop, Iowa Falls
2 min walk • The Princess Sweet Shop is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. It is noted as "an outstanding example of Art Deco design from 1935.
~240 ftW
Interesting neighbourhood
First National Bank, Iowa Falls
2 min walk • First National Bank is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. The bank traces its founding to 1882 when the Commercial Bank of Iowa Falls was established.
~590 ftW
Interesting neighbourhood
Sentinel Block, Iowa Falls
3 min walk • The Sentinel Block is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Previous commercial blocks in Iowa Falls tended to follow the more ornate Italianate style.

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Nearby attractions include First National Bank, Iowa Falls (2 min walk), Princess Sweet Shop, Iowa Falls (2 min walk), McClanahan Block, Iowa Falls (2 min walk), St. Matthew's by the Bridge Episcopal Church, Iowa Falls (3 min walk).

Ellsworth-Jones Building, Iowa Falls

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Ellsworth-Jones Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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