This historic district covers the town's central business district. The buildings were built between 1856 and 1966. Most are attached, two stories tall, a single storefront wide, with exteriors composed of brick. There are a few wood-frame buildings. The buildings on the edges of the district are generally detached. Architecturally, the buildings tend to favor the vernacular forms with influences from the Victorian and revival styles.[2] For the most part, first floors are still occupied with retail establishments and second floors with professional offices or apartments. Civic buildings include the WPA-funded city hall (1939), and the mid-century modern post office (1960). The Wilton Candy Kitchen (1856), the oldest building in the district, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Depot (1898) are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
wilton, commercial, historic, district, nationally, recognized, historic, district, located, wilton, iowa, united, states, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2016, time, nomination, consisted, resources, which, included, contributing, buildings, con. The Wilton Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Wilton Iowa United States It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 1 At the time of its nomination it consisted of 47 resources which included 32 contributing buildings one contributing structure and 14 non contributing buildings 2 Wilton got its start when the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad later the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific was surveyed through this area in 1853 It was named for Wilton Maine the hometown of one of the founders Wilton Commercial Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by 4th E amp W Cedar Railroad E amp W amp Chestnut Sts Wilton IowaCoordinates41 35 19 5 N 91 01 01 1 W 41 588750 N 91 016972 W 41 588750 91 016972Area11 acres 4 5 ha Architectural styleLate VictorianLate 19th amp 20th Century RevivalsNRHP reference No 16000606 1 Added to NRHPSeptember 12 2016This historic district covers the town s central business district The buildings were built between 1856 and 1966 Most are attached two stories tall a single storefront wide with exteriors composed of brick There are a few wood frame buildings The buildings on the edges of the district are generally detached Architecturally the buildings tend to favor the vernacular forms with influences from the Victorian and revival styles 2 For the most part first floors are still occupied with retail establishments and second floors with professional offices or apartments Civic buildings include the WPA funded city hall 1939 and the mid century modern post office 1960 The Wilton Candy Kitchen 1856 the oldest building in the district and the Chicago Rock Island amp Pacific Depot 1898 are individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places 2 References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c Jan Olive Full Wilton Commercial Historic District PDF National Park Service Retrieved June 10 2017 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wilton Commercial Historic District nbsp This article about a property in Muscatine 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 Wilton Commercial Historic District amp oldid 1169614760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
