[1] The historic district is a residential area situated between the Cedar River on the east, a commercial area to the south, the Wartburg College campus on the west, and railroad tracks to the north.

It was home to working-class families, merchants, professionals, Wartburg College faculty and staff, and retired farmers.

Most of the houses were built using architectural styles popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Some of the houses were commissioned from regional architects, but for the most part their designs were derived from pattern books.

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