The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Afton was platted in 1854 and named after the poem "Sweet Afton" by Robert Burns. Afton became incorporated November 30, 1868.
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National Register of Historic Places
1 historic place in Afton
1 place in Afton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Iowaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 building
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
1historic building protectedcounting each building in a district
2014first listedOdd Fellows Block
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.