[2] The property that encompasses the Vogel Place Historic District belonged to E.B.

The Ottumwa Electric Railroad served the neighborhood on North Court Street and was an important means of transportation to the central business district.

[2] St. Joseph Hospital (1925), a contributing building, was listed as its own historic district on the National Register in 2015.

[3] The area covered by the district includes 91 houses, a hospital, a church (non-contributing), a brick paved street, and four distinctive driveways.

The Tudor Revival style was also common and there are examples of both the half-timbered and English Cottage versions.