The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Stuart got its start in the late 1860s, following construction of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad through the territory. It is named for Captain Charles Stuart, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the city and also founded the city itself.
The settlement was platted on September 29, 1870 and on February 6, 1887, Stuart was officially incorporated.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stuart’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPlans of Burlington, Greenfield, …, 1875: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Stuart
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Stuart, decade by decade
4 historic places in Stuart
4 places in Stuart are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 2000All Saints Catholic ChurchListed 1980Chicago,Rock Island and Pacific Railroad: Stuart Passenger StationListed 1996Masonic Temple BuildingListed 2013Sexton HotelThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Plans of Burlington, Greenfield, Fontanelle and Stuart, State of Iowa. (0018.214) (1875) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (9) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.