Johnson County, Iowa
The Johnson County Administrative Offices are located at 913 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City IA 52240; phone: 319-356-6000.
Photo: Linsay House, circa 1893, located at 935 East College Street, Iowa City, IA. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Photographed by user:Bill Whittaker (own work), 2008, [cc-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons, accessed October, 2021.
TOWNS
- Coralville City
- Iowa City
- Hills City
- Lone Tree City
- North Liberty City
- Oxford City
- Shueyville City
- Solon City
- Swisher City
- Tiffin City
- University Heights City
Beginnings [1]
The county was named for Richard Mentor Johnson, ninth U.S. Vice President (1837-1841) under Martin Van Buren. Prior to that he represented Kentucky in the U. S. House of Representatives (1807-1819) and the U. S. Senate (1819-1829).
The county was first organized in 1837 by the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature, prior to Iowa's becoming a state. Napoleon, a few miles south of the 'future' Iowa City, was designated county seat. Iowa City was created by legislative act in 1839. Upon becoming the 29th state in 1846, Iowa City served as its capitol until it was moved to Des Moines by 1857.
- History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County and its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882, Iowa City, IA, 1893.
HISTORIC SITES
- Ashton, Ned, House
- Berryhill, Charles, House
- Billingsley-Hills House
- Bostick, William, House
- Brown Street Historic District
- Buresh Farm
- Cannon, Wilbur D. and Hattie, House
- Carson, Thomas C., House
- Cavanaugh-Zetek House
- Clark House
- Close House
- College Green Historic District
- Cottage at Rock and Dubuque Streets
- East College Street Historic District
- Englert-Pownall House
- Ford, Arthur Hillyer, House
- Franklin Printing House
- Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
- Harvat, Emma J., and Mary E. Stach House
- Jackson-Swisher House and Carriage House
- Jefferson Street Historic District
- Johnson County Courthouse
- Johnson, Sylvanus, House
- Kirkwood House
- Letovsky-Rohret House
- Linsay House
- Longfellow Historic District
- McCollister, James, Farmstead
- Melrose Historic District
- Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District
- Nicking House
- Oakes-Wood House
- Opera House Block
- Oxford Commercial Historic District
- Pentacrest
- Plum Grove
- Pratt, A. W., House
- Rittenmeyer, F. X., House
- Rose Hill
- Schindhelm--Drews House
- Shambaugh, Benjamin F. and Bertha M. Horack, House
- Shimek, Bohumil, House
- South Summit Street District
- St. Mary's Church and Rectory
- St. Mary's Rectory
- Summit Apartment Building
- Van Patten House
- Vogt House
- Wentz, Jacob, House
- White, H. A., General Store and House
- Windrem House
- Woodlawn Historic District
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