The West Hill Historic District in Muscatine, Iowa is a

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that was listed on the

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in 2008. At that time, it included 258

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, two contributing objects, two contributing sites, and 67 non-contributing buildings. The city of Muscatine was established as Bloomington in 1836. The original town was built on land that is generally flat along the

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. Residential areas were built on the surrounding hills, while commercial and industrial interests developed on the flatter land near the river. The West Hill Historic District is immediately to the west of the Downtown Commercial Historic District. The period of significance for West Hill begins in 1839 and ends in 1958. Some of the largest and oldest historic houses in Muscatine are located here, but it also includes smaller residences of the working and middle class. By 1915, 180 of the historic houses had been built. The rest were built from 1916 to 1958. Another eight houses were built between 1960 and 1995. A majority of the houses (80%) are two stories in height. Frame construction (70%) outnumbers brick construction (30%). The architectural styles that were prominent across the country are also found here and were built at the time they were popular.

Contributing properties

The following contributing properties are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places: * Clark-Blackwell House * Alexander Clark House * Pliny and Adelia Fay House *

J. C. B. Warde House J. C. B. Warde House is an historic residence located in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. The house was included as a contributing property in the West Hill Historic D ...

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Buildings and structures in Muscatine, Iowa Historic districts in Muscatine County, Iowa Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County, Iowa Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa {{MuscatineCountyIA-NRHP-stub