Constructed in 1904 with funds from Andrew Carnegie and E.S. Ellsworth, this building served as the town public library until 2000. Interior features include a stained glass dome and elaborate woodwork. After restoration and additions, it now . . . — — Map (db m276830) HM
Soule arrived in Iowa Falls in 1864. He was a druggist, but quickly started working for the railroads, serving in various capacities from brakeman to passenger train ticket agent. He was an accomplished ball player, directed the town band, and . . . — — Map (db m276852) HM
Baptists first organized in Iowa Falls in 1862 and in 1866 purchased the land which the present church occupies. Built in 1898, it is the only remaining nineteenth century church building in Iowa Falls. The architecture and magnificent stained . . . — — Map (db m276843) HM
Originally this land was the town square for Rocksylvania, the Quaker settlement plotted by B.I. Talbott in 1854. It was renamed in 1943 for the beloved teacher Julia O'Neil (1871-1941) who served the East Side School for nearly fifty years. — — Map (db m276732) HM
Constructed in 1904 at a cost of $50,000, this opulent home was designed by Smith and Gage Architects of Des Moines for the Jones family. Sheathed in Indiana limestone, the three stories boast solid mahogany and oak woodwork inside, imported . . . — — Map (db m276736) HM
With a staff of four nurses, Ellsworth Municipal Hospital opened on this site September 25, 1902 after E.S. Ellsworth donated $14,000 for the construction of the original 3-story wooden structure. Later, bonds and grants financed a new brick . . . — — Map (db m276828) HM
The family of Robert (Bob) and Carol Banner donated this 1955 Illinois Central Railroad Fairmont Speeder Motor Car to the Iowa Falls Historical Society in 2023. Bob used this car while working a career for the railroad. — — Map (db m276829) HM
