The Ausadie Apartment Building was built in 1923 for Austin and Sadie Palmer as an investment property, close to downtown Cedar Rapids. Designed by Cedar Rapids architect William J. Brown in the Colonial Revival style, the building contained 24 . . . — — Map (db m216499) HM
Coe College was founded by Presbyterian minister Williston Jones in 1851. Its buildings and grounds were established beginning in 1853. The college went by different names, including "Cedar Rapids Collegiate Institute" and "Parsons Seminary," . . . — — Map (db m216500) HM
First Presbyterian, the second church to be established in Cedar Rapids, built its first church in 1850-1851 at 2nd Ave SE and 3rd Street SE. This, the second building, is the oldest intact church still in use in Cedar Rapids. Built in 1867-1869, . . . — — Map (db m216497) HM
Reopening the Landfill
Following the devastating flood of the Cedar River in 2008, the Solid Waste Agency received permission from the State of Iowa to reopen the closed landfill and accept only flood debris.
The top 30 acres of the . . . — — Map (db m278972) HM
A founder of Cedar Rapids
Iowa Territorial Legislator
Iowa Supreme Court Justice
Mayor of Cedar Rapids
Business entrepreneur
Railroad promoter
Civic benefactor
Master Mason — — Map (db m96575) HM
The City of Cedar Rapids was named by the early pioneers as the place where they could safely cross the Cedar River on a solid rock bottom thru the swift shallow water rapids in the Red Cedar River near here before any of the bridges were . . . — — Map (db m279564) HM
The City of Cedar Rapids was named by the early pioneers as the place where they could safely cross the Cedar River on a solid rock bottom thru the swift shallow water rapids in the Red Cedar River near here before any of the bridges were . . . — — Map (db m279566) HM
The first old 1871 six span wrought iron truss and timber bridge for pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles was removed from this site and re-erected at 8th Avenue because it was too narrow for the 1910 traffic on Third Avenue.
It was replaced . . . — — Map (db m279568) HM
This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Iowa State Historical Department Division of Historic Preservation — — Map (db m216502) HM
In 1976, brothers Stanley and Paul Kosek had built this bandstand in memory of their parents, Rose and Frank Kosek. Frank and Paul Kosek owned and operated Kosek's Dime and Dollar Store in the Czech Village from 1946 thru the early 1980's in the . . . — — Map (db m278976) HM
Opened in 1965
The City of Cedar Rapids opened this landfill in a former quarry. The property came under control of the Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency in 1994 when a partnership was formed between Linn County, the City of Cedar . . . — — Map (db m278884) HM
The Oak Hill neighborhood first emerged in the mid-nineteenth century. People from many ethnic, racial, religious and class backgrounds - including Czech, Slovak, Irish, German, Syrian, and Lebanese immigrants, African Americans, and native-born . . . — — Map (db m279075) HM
The Paramount Theater was designed in a
Mediterranean Revival style by the Milwaukee architects Peacock and Frank and opened in 1928. It was renamed the Paramount in 1929 as presentations shifted from vaudeville to motion pictures and became . . . — — Map (db m262522) HM
Snouffer Quarry
In the late 19th century, the area that is now Mount Trashmore was home to the Snouffer Quarry. The business was later renamed Martin Marietta Quarry. The 140-foot-deep limestone quarry operated for more than sixty years. . . . — — Map (db m278883) HM
In the decades after the Civil War, many Americans commemorated the end of slavery and the Union (northern) military victory in that war. African Americans were especially influential in organizing celebrations of Union soldiers, emancipation, . . . — — Map (db m279077) HM
St. Joseph Church, also known as Starks Settlement Church, was built five miles Northwest of Fairfax in 1880 but closed in 1959. The five main pioneers for building the Church were Andrew Stark, Firman Lucas, Chris Wieneke, Nicholas Stark, and . . . — — Map (db m251096) HM
The Strand Theater, designed in the style of an Italian palazzo, was built with 1,300 seats for stage, vaudeville, and motion picture productions. It opened on Oct. 18, 1915, for a theater troupe called the Strand Players, as well as a variety of . . . — — Map (db m262513) HM
Community of Workers
In the early 1850s, a wave of Czech immigrants came to Cedar Rapids to work at the Sinclair Meatpacking Plant. These families created a neighborhood near the southern banks of the Cedar River where the Solid Waste . . . — — Map (db m278963) HM
Reimagining post-flood core districts in 2008, community leaders saw grand potential for this strategic urban block. Three damaged buildings were acquired and demolished, making this site prime for redevelopment. While awaiting a project, those . . . — — Map (db m279570) HM
From 1923 to 1937, the Cedar Rapids Police Department and City Jail occupied the King Building, which stood here from 1910-1969. The department and jail moved to 310 Second Avenue SW in 1937. The city's first African American police officer, Virgil . . . — — Map (db m216498) HM
Cedar Rapids first permanent school once stood along the 4th Avenue end of Greene Square. From 1855-1868, it educated students through eighth grade. High school-level programs considered advanced education until the twentieth century were . . . — — Map (db m216496) HM
Essential Services
In 1933, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved construction of the City's first sewage treatment plant. The City bought out property owners in the Stumptown area and constructed a state-of-the-art facility. It was the . . . — — Map (db m278962) HM
This plaza is named after Eileen (Krumm) Novak and Frank Novak. They were Cedar Rapids southwest-siders with Czech heritage who launched and built several successful businesses. They frequented the shops on 16th Ave also known as "The Avenue" . . . — — Map (db m278977) HM
Ages may destroy this memorial but your sacrifice shall live forever
Anderson, Frederick E. Barta, Raymond F. Barton, John F. Bartosh, Emil D. Bohac, Chas. R. Caldwell, Wm. J. Charipar, Robert J. Choteborsky, Wes. J. Cuhel, . . . — — Map (db m278960) WM
