For the most part, the buildings here were used for commercial purposes, but some of them housed light industrial operations, the post office, and the Masonic lodge.

Other than its architecture, what makes Anamosa standout is that unlike most other Iowa city's it was never properly platted.

The city saw rapid development with the advent of the railroad through town and the demand for the limestone quarried from the area.

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