Stone City Historic District

History

Contributing properties

• The John A. Green Estate covers of land. The estate consists of the Green mansion, ice house, water tower, barn, and office building were each built of Anamosa Limestone quarried from John Green's own local business. During the summers of 1932 and 1933 the Green Estate became the location of Stone City Art Colony.
• Construction began on St. Joseph's Church in 1913. The first mass was held in 1914. The church was designed by Dubuque, Iowa architect Guido Beck. The stained glass windows of the church were imported from Germany. The limestone used for the building was donated by local quarries. The labor to construct the church was also donated by city quarry businesses.
• The General Store was owned by Henry Dearborn. In the late 1890s he commissioned John Green to build the general store. In 1897 the city post office was moved from the Dearborn residence to the general store where it remained in operation until the government closed it down in 1954. The store was also headquarters for the village telegraph and was the town's only gas station. The store remained in the Dearborn family until the late 1950s.