The commercial buildings are mostly masonry structures constructed with bricks. Many of them replaced wood-frame structures that were destroyed in an 1896 fire. Two other periods of major development include the years after the Panic of 1893 and the Great Depression. The latter focuses on the role the Federal government played in the enhancement of public art. The buildings are from one- to three stories in height, although most are no taller than two stories. Besides commercial use, buildings here also housed theaters, government functions, especially federal agricultural agencies, and the inclusion of automobile-related businesses. The Corning Opera House (1902) is individually listed on the National Register. The park and its fountain are the contributing site and the contributing object.
corning, commercial, historic, district, nationally, recognized, historic, district, located, corning, iowa, united, states, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2012, time, nomination, district, consisted, resources, including, contributing, building. The Corning Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Corning Iowa United States It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 1 At the time of its nomination the district consisted of 78 resources including 56 contributing buildings one contributing site one contributing object 18 non contributing buildings and one non contributing structure 2 The district covers most of the central business district It has a linear layout with twin main streets Davis and Benton associated with Central Park and the Adams County Courthouse not in the district at its uppermost end This is an unusual town layout and is thought to be the only town in Iowa so configured 2 The elevation slopes down toward the East Nodaway River south of the downtown and a light industrial area Corning Commercial Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtDavis Avenue facing southShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation513 824 Davis Ave 701 829 Benton Ave amp cross streets Corning IowaCoordinates40 59 20 6 N 94 44 05 3 W 40 989056 N 94 734806 W 40 989056 94 734806Area18 11 acres 7 33 ha Architectural styleLate VictorianLate 19th and Early 20th Century American MovementsNRHP reference No 12000318 1 Added to NRHPMay 31 2012The commercial buildings are mostly masonry structures constructed with bricks Many of them replaced wood frame structures that were destroyed in an 1896 fire Two other periods of major development include the years after the Panic of 1893 and the Great Depression The latter focuses on the role the Federal government played in the enhancement of public art The buildings are from one to three stories in height although most are no taller than two stories Besides commercial use buildings here also housed theaters government functions especially federal agricultural agencies and the inclusion of automobile related businesses The Corning Opera House 1902 is individually listed on the National Register The park and its fountain are the contributing site and the contributing object References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b James E Jacobsen Corning Commercial Historic District National Archives and Records Administration Retrieved November 27 2017 nbsp This article about a property in Adams County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Corning Commercial Historic District amp oldid 1168959081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
