Newton Downtown Historic District (Newton, Iowa)

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Newton Downtown Historic District

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Capitol Theater at 116 1st Street
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Location Centered around Courthouse Sq.
Newton, Iowa
Coordinates 42°02′57″N92°54′48″W / 42.04917°N 92.91333°W / 42.04917; -92.91333 Coordinates: 42°02′57″N92°54′48″W / 42.04917°N 92.91333°W / 42.04917; -92.91333
NRHP reference # 14000665 [1]
Added to NRHP September 22, 2014

The Newton Downtown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Newton, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [1] At the time of its nomination it contained 85 resources, of which 12 are considered individually significant. [2] The historic district covers Newton's central business district, and includes civic buildings, churches, retail establishments, offices, banks, and a hotel. The Jasper County Courthouse is individually listed on the National Register.

Historic districts in the United States group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated as historically or architecturally significant

Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, properties, or sites by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided into two categories, contributing and non-contributing. Districts greatly vary in size: some have hundreds of structures, while others have just a few.

Newton, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Newton is the county seat of and most populous city in Jasper County, Iowa, United States. Located 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines, Newton is in Central Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city population was 15,254. It is the home of Iowa Speedway, Maytag Dairy Farms, and the Iowa Sculpture Festival.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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