Story County, Iowa

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The Edwards-Swayze House, circa 1878, located at 1110 9th Street, Nevada. . Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Photo by wikipedia username: David Godwin, 2013, own work, creative commons [cc‑3.0], via wikimedia commons, accessed July, 2022.

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TOWNS

• Ames City
• Nevada City
• Cambridge City
• Collins City
• Colo City
• Gilbert City
• Huxley City
• Kelley City
• Maxwell City
• McCallsburg City
• Roland City
• Sheldahl City
• Slater City
• Story City
• Zearing City

Story County administrative offices are located at 900 6th Street, Nevada, IA 50201; phone: 515-382-7200.

Named for U. S. Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story, the county was established in 1846. Early settlers included Norwegians, Germans and Danes as well as adventurers from Indiana, New York and Pennsylvania. [History of Story County, www.storycountyiowa.gov, accessed June, 2013]

HISTORIC SITES

• Bandshell Park Historic District
• Briggs Terrace
• Budd, Prof, J.L., Sarah M., and Etta Budd, House
• Edwards-Swayze House
• Grand Auditorium and Hotel Block
• Henryson, Henry T. and Emilie (Wiese), House
• Knapp-Wilson House
• MacDonald, Gilmour B. and Edith Craig, House
• Nevada Downtown Historic District
• Old Town Historic District (Ames)
• Pammel, Louis Hermann and Augusta Emmel, House
• Wood, William Kennison, House

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