The Snake Alley Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 1975, and it was included in the Heritage Hill Historic District that surrounds it, in 1982. The historic district is largely a residential area that includes ten

contributing properties In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...

. with It is centered on Snake Alley, a brick roadway built in 1894 that rises from Washington Street to Columbia Street. The alley receives its name from the five half curves and two quarter curves that climb the hill. Cobblestone Alley is the eastern boundary of the district. It is a very steep roadway composed of large,

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

blocks. Six houses, built between 1845 and about 1880, surround Snake Alley. Schwartz' Auto Electric Service building and the First United Church of Christ complex round out the contributing buildings. File:Bouquet House - Burlington Iowa.jpg, Peter Bouquet House (1871) File:Fordney House - Burlington Iowa.jpg, William Fordney House (1845) File:Phelps House - Burlington Iowa.jpg, Garrett-Phelps House (1851)

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{{NRHP in Des Moines County, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Des Moines County, Iowa Burlington, Iowa Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Historic districts in Des Moines County, Iowa

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