The Park/Glen Avenues Historic District []†] is significant for its well-preserved and stylish late nineteenth and early twentieth century residential architecture constructed between 1857 and 1942. The District includes a few architect-designed homes, including examples designed by Perley Hale of Chicago, J. Chris Jensen, and John C. and Winfield S.Woodward of Council Bluffs. The district is also significant for its role in the overall history of the community as an intact example of a residential neighborhood built by prosperous, second generation merchants, railroad and real estate fmanciers, and professionals. It is further significant for its association with significant persons in the Council Bluffs community. The period of significance for this district is 1857 to 1942 reflecting the time when the majority of homes were built and when the neighborhood reached its historical and architectural peak. The majority of the houses were built in this historic neighborhood during the boom years between 1880 and 1930.
† Leah D, Rodgers, Tallgrass Historians, L.C., Park/Glen Avenues Historic District, nomination document, 2010, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.
Street Names
Glen Avenue • Huntington Avenue • Park Avenue • Pierce Street West