Paradise Block Historic District

Coordinates: 41°17′43″N 92°38′18″W / 41.29528°N 92.63833°W

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Paradise Block Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Wightman-Kalbach House (1893)
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Location	402, 406, 408, 410, 414, 418, and 510-714 High Ave. E, Oskaloosa, Iowa
Coordinates	41°17′43″N 92°38′18″W / 41.29528°N 92.63833°W / 41.29528; -92.63833
Area	10.45 acres (4.23 ha)
Architect	Multiple
Architectural style	Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals Late Victorian
MPS	Oskaloosa MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001767^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1991

The Paradise Block Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.^[1] At the time of its nomination it contained 43 resources, which included 26 residences, two churches, 12 garages, two brick driveways, and a vacant lot. Of these, 35 are considered contributing properties. The eight non-contributing properties include the vacant lot, two houses and a garage built after 1935, and four otherwise historic houses that have been significantly altered and have lost significant architectural elements.^[2] The contributing properties were built between 1853 and 1917, with 15 of them being built between 1880 and 1900. Two of the houses, the Smith-Johnson House (1853) and the Seeberger-Loring-Kilburn House (1859), are individually listed on the National Register. The churches include the First Church of Christ, Scientist (1912), a Neoclassical structure covered with stucco, and St. Paul Congregational United Church of Christ (1914), a Neoclassical brick structure.

The neighborhood was historically the home to leading businessmen and professionals in Oskaloosa. It contains the largest and most intact examples of late 19th and early 20th century residences in the city.^[2] Both vernacular and high style designs are included. Several of the structures were designed by architects, including the two churches. All of the houses are single family residences, and most are frame structures, with five being brick and one of stone construction.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Molly Myers Naumann. "Paradise Block Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Mahaska County, Iowa
Leighton	Vander Wilt Farmstead Historic District
New Sharon	North Skunk River Bridge
Oskaloosa	Carroll Alsop House Dr. William E. and Ethel Rosenberger Berry House Thomas J. Conover House Edmundson Park Historic District Eveland Bridge Forest Cemetery Entrance E.H. Gibbs House Ulysses Simpson Grant Elementary School Phil Hoffman House Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church William A. and Ida C. Johnson House Dr. William H. and Mae R. Klose House Lake Keomah State Park Lake Keomah State Park Jack Lamberson House Lincoln School Mahaska County Courthouse Maj. James W. McMullin House W.A. McNeill House Daniel Nelson House and Barn Oskaloosa City Hall Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand Oskaloosa City Square Commercial Historic District Oskaloosa Fire Station Oskaloosa Monthly Meeting of Friends Parsonage Oskaloosa Post Office Oskaloosa Public Library Paradise Block Historic District Penn College Historic District Pierson-Betts House President's Cottage Rock Island Passenger Depot St. James Episcopal Church Seeberger-Loring-Kilburn House John H. Shoemake House Smith-Johnson House Spring Creek Friends Cemetery Spring Creek Meeting House-H Street Mission Spurgin Residence Stock Judging Pavilion Dr. Ella Stokes House Prof. Edgar H. and Irene D. Stranahan House John K. Voorhees House
Pella	Gary J. and Matilda Vermeer Farmstead
Rose Hill	Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
Tracy	Bellefountain Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mahaska County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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