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Forest City

9 places in Forest City, Iowa are on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Charles J. Thompson House, added Nov 30, 1978.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

9
Listings
2
Historic districts
1978
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedCharles J. Thompson House · Nov 30, 1978
Oldest construction dateCharles J. Thompson House · built 1900

Listing dates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 1 of the 9 listings here. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Romanesque Revival 2Georgian Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 3 of the 9 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Every listing

Forest City Public Library2016
Address
E. I St. and Clark, Forest City
Listed
Mar 7, 2016
Reference
84001609
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Pilot Knob State Park, Amphitheater (Area 4)1990
Address
S of jct. of IA 9 and IA 332, Forest City vicinity
Listed
Nov 15, 1990
Reference
90001688
Contributing
1 structures
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pilot Knob State Park, Observation Tower (Area 2)1990
Address
S of jct. of IA 9 and IA 332, Forest City vicinity
Listed
Nov 15, 1990
Reference
90001686
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pilot Knob State Park, Picnic Shelter (Area 3)1990
Address
S of Jct. of IA 9 and IA 332, Forest City vicinity
Listed
Nov 15, 1990
Reference
90001687
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pilot Knob State Park, Portals (Area 5a)1990
Address
S of jct. of IA 9 and IA 332, Forest City vicinity
Listed
Nov 15, 1990
Reference
90001689
Contributing
1 structures
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pilot Knob State Park, Trail Area (Area 6a--6c)1990
Address
S of jct. of IA 9 and IA 332, Forest City vicinity
Listed
Nov 15, 1990
Reference
90001690
Contributing
3 structures
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Pilot Knob State Park: Portals in Area 5b1995
Address
Off IA 9 SE of Forest City,y Pilot Knob State Park, Forest City vicinity
Listed
Apr 17, 1995
Reference
95000362
Contributing
1 structures
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Charles J. Thompson House1978
Address
336 N. Clark St., Forest City
Listed
Nov 30, 1978
Reference
78001271
Built
1900
Style
Georgian Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Thompson, Charles J., House
Winnebago County Courthouse1981
Address
J St., Forest City
Listed
Jul 2, 1981
Reference
81000275
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing
1 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Winnebago County Courthouse

Every listing here also appears on the county pages for Hancock and Winnebago.