The 100 Block of West Broadway Historic District is a nationally recognized

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located in

Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha–Council Bluffs ...

, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 30 resources, including 22

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, and eight non-contributing buildings. with The linear district on the east side of the

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is the north side of Broadway. Developed between mid-1850s and 1928, it is the only section of the street that has maintained its historical integrity. The buildings are one to three stories tall with commercial space on the main floor. While many are vernacular commercial structures, others are the various revival styles of Victorian architecture.

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Victorian architecture in Iowa Mission Revival architecture in Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Pottawattamie County, Iowa Historic districts in Pottawattamie County, Iowa Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa {{PottawattamieCountyIA-NRHP-stub