The presentation was intended for the first major public comment opportunity regarding the intent to update the Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan, a component of the local Comprehensive Plan. Iowa City, a Certified Local Government listed with the State Historic Preservation Officer and National Park Service, uses Design Review through the Historic Preservation Commission and overlay zoning to regulate alterations that require a building permit.

1. Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan Update
OPEN HOUSE
Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan Update
September 6, 2007
Emma J. Harvat Hall
at City Hall
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2. Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan Update
MISSION STATEMENT
“Iowa City and its citizens
seek to identify, protect, and
preserve the community's
historic resources in order to
enhance the quality of life
and economic well-being of
current and future
generations.”
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3. Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan Update
Eleven Districts Total; Eight
Following adoption of the Historic Preservation Districts
Preservation Plan
Historic
Summit
Brown
Ronalds
Woodlawn
College Green
East College
Longfellow
Conservation
Clark
Dearborn
Governor-Lucas
College Hill
NRHP Districts
Melrose
Jefferson
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4. Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan Update
Areas Indicated to be
investigated in 1992
Goosetown
Northside
Manville Heights
Downtown
South Side
Kirkwood
Morningside
Tate Arms
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5. Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan Update
Exceptionally Brief Historical of Iowa City
Prehistory and Early History Background
1830s
Historic Period (A.D. 1670–present)
Euro American Contact (A.D. 1650–1670)
Oneota Culture (A.D. 900; 1000–1650)
Woodland Tradition (500 B.C.–1000 A.D.)
Archaic Tradition (7,500-500 B.C.)
Paleo-Indian Tradition (11,000–7,500 BC)
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Ioway Indians
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1830s
Euro American Settlement
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1830s
Meskwaki Indians
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1824–1851
Removal and Survey
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1850s
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Stone Quarries
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Greek Revival-Georgian/Federal
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Italianate
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Queen Anne Eclectic
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Period Revival Eclectic
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Period Revival
Colonial/Georgian
Continental
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Period Revival Eclectic
Tudor Cottage
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Prairie School
Formal
Prairie Foursquare
Craftsman
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Post World War II
Minimalist Traditional
Ranch/Modern
Lustron
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Local Historical Museums
Iowa Hall
Old Capital
Plum Grove, County Poor Farm and Asylum, and
Johnson County Historical Society
Local Historical Research
Iowa City Public Library
State Historical Society of Iowa
University of Iowa Libraries
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