C.L. Barnhouse is known for his contributions to the music industry by establishing a successful music publishing company in Oskaloosa, Iowa. However, Barnhouse was an inspiration to the people of Mahaska County for the brigade band he led for…
This is a historic district home located at 609 1st Avenue East in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The home is across the street from St. Mary's Catholic Church and is still in existence today.
This is a photograph taken of the Seeberger-Loring-Kilburn house, located at 509 High Avenue East. Many of the historic homes in Oskaloosa can be found along High Avenue, Market Street, and 1st Avenue East today.
This is a photograph taken of the home of W.A. McNeill, which was built between the years 1908-1909 by the architecture firm Hallett and Rawson. The outside of the home is built with limestone. Today, the home is host to a bed and breakfast and is…
This is a photograph taken of of the McNeill home in the late 1880's. The home was located on Park Place on the northeast side of Oskaloosa. The home burned down in May of 1924. At the time it burned down, the McNeill home was one of the finest…
This is a photograph taken of Marsenus Cutts's home circa 1895. The house was located on 604 1st Avenue East, near the downtown area of Oskaloosa, Iowa. Pictured outside the home are members of the Cutts family.
This is a photograph taken of the hewn log home built by James Heatherlo in the 1840's in Rochester, Iowa, in Mahaska County. The Heatherlo home was lived in until 1950, quite the stint for a log home to be lived in. In the picture is James…
The Spencer house is one of the historic homes found in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It is located on 1st Avenue East and was owned by Amos P. Spencer. The date of this picture is unknown, but the house itself was most likely built in the late 19th Century.
This picture shows the hard work that went on in machine shops during the late 19th Century. This image was taken inside Seever's Mfg. Co. of men inside a machine shop. Seever's Mfg. Co. specialized in creating iron bridges, water heaters, and…
This is a view of the Oskaloosa Hospital as it appeared in 1896. Today, this hospital is known as the Mahaska Hospital and Health Partnership. The original hospital was located where the current hospital is, but was of much smaller proportion on C…
