Historic Surveys and Resources

Chautauqua Park & Ridgewood Subdivisions National Register Nomination

Read the full National Register Nomination (PDF, 12MB)form here.

View Photos(PDF, 3MB) of the properties and area here. 

What is a Historic District? Read a fact sheet on Historic Districts. 

Nomination Area Map

Read the full Draft Historic District Nomination(PDF, 1MB) report here. 

View the original Chautauqua Park Plat & Ordinance (1910)(PDF, 2MB) here. 

View the original Ridgewood Plat & Ordinance (1916)(PDF, 3MB) here. 

Intensive Historic Surveys

Chautauqua Park - Ridgewood

Final Report (2022)

• Report Abstract, Historic Context, Summary of Findings, Research Design, and Historic Images (pgs 1-94)(PDF, 8MB)
  
  
• Report Maps, Tables, Bibliography, and Photo Log (pgs 95-155)(PDF, 24MB)

Site Inventory Forms (2022)

Site Inventory Forms include details of each property in the Study Area including its style of architecture. The analysis of this detail is the basis for determining if a structure is contributing or non-contributing.

• Chautauqua Park - Ridgewood District Inventory For(PDF, 3MB)m
  
  (PDF, 3MB)
• 9th Street
  
  (PDF, 2MB)
• Blackwood Circle(PDF, 1MB)  [1024-1101]
  
  
• Brookridge Avenue
  
  (PDF, 10MB)
• Brookridge Avenue(PDF, 11MB) [904-1105]
  
  
• Lee Street(PDF, 631KB) [1209]
  
  
• Orchard Drive(PDF, 12MB) [1111-1257]
  
  
• Park Way(PDF, 4MB) [1206-1228]
  
  
• Ridgewood Avenue(PDF, 20MB) [600-832]
  
  
• Ridgewood Avenue(PDF, 15MB)  [901-1040]
  
  
• Ridgewood Avenue(PDF, 7MB)(PDF, 7MB)[1102-1226]

Click Here to View Video Recording of Neighborhood Information Meeting

College Heights

College Heights Intensive Architectural and Historical Survey (2009)(PDF, 9MB)

Site Inventory Forms (2009):

• Agg Avenue(PDF, 16MB) [604-635]
  
  
• Ash Avenue(PDF, 13MB)  [518-702]
  
  
• Beach Avenue(PDF, 13MB)  [305-711]
  
  
• Cessna Street(PDF, 8MB)  [2003-2015]
  
  
• Country Club Boulevard(PDF, 16MB)  [odd #'s- 2007-2039]
  
  
• Country Club Boulevard(PDF, 16MB)  [odd #'s- 2103-2159]
  
  
• Country Club Boulevard(PDF, 16MB)  [even #'s- 2004-2030]
  
  
• Country Club Boulevard(PDF, 15MB)  [even #'s- 2104-2128]
  
  
• Graeber Street(PDF, 8MB)  [2107-2117]
  
  
• Greeley Street(PDF, 16MB)(PDF, 16MB)[2004-2126]
  
  
• Hughes Avenue(PDF, 16MB)  [2108-2138]
  
  
• Kildee Street(PDF, 20MB)  [2001-2102]
  
  
• Pearson Avenue(PDF, 11MB)  [even #'s- 400-428]
  
  
• Pearson Avenue(PDF, 22MB)  [odd #'s- 317-425]

Ames Central Business District

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Vol. I (1992) (pgs 1-159(PDF, 17MB))(PDF, 17MB)

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Vol. I (1992) (pgs 160-317)(PDF, 17MB)

Reconnaissance Surveys

Fourth Ward: Ames, Iowa - Multiple Property Documentation Form (2007)(PDF, 25MB)

A Home for Science and Technology: Ames, Iowa, 1864-1941 - Multiple Property Documentation Form (2003)(PDF, 15MB)

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Vol. II (1992) (pgs. 1 thru Section 7B)(PDF, 26MB)

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Vol. II (1992) (Section 7C)(PDF, 20MB)

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Vol. II (1992) (Section 7D(PDF, 21MB))

Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Vol. II (1992) (Section 7E thru Appendix)(PDF, 21MB)

Ames Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan & Report

Goals, Objectives, & Action Steps, Adopted 2021(PDF, 231KB)

Full 2009 Report(PDF, 10MB)

Report by Sections:

• Letter of Transmittal from Will Page
  
  (PDF, 70KB)
• Acknowledgements
  
  (PDF, 70KB)
• Executive Summary
  
  (PDF, 82KB)
• Table of Contents
  
  (PDF, 79KB)
• Chapter 1 - General Introduction
  
  (PDF, 104KB)
• Chapter 2 - Public Sector Responsibilities
  
  (PDF, 93KB)
• Chapter 3 - Historic Contexts
  
  (PDF, 87KB)
• Chapter 4 - Historic Property Potentials
  
  (PDF, 3MB)
• Chapter 5 - Integrating Historic Preservation into Planning
  
  (PDF, 102KB)
• Chapter 6 - References Cited
  
  (PDF, 79KB)
• Appendix 1 - Ames Comprehensive Historic Preservation Plan - Goals, Objectives and Action Steps (Adopted 2021(PDF, 231KB))
  
  (PDF, 231KB)
• Appendix 2 - Chapter 31, Historic Preservation Districts, Municipal Code of the City of Ames (Adopted 2015)
  
  (PDF, 383KB)
• Appendix 3 - Goal No. 10, Ames Land Use Policy Plan (LUPP)
  
  (PDF, 240KB)
• Appendix 4 - Certified Local Government Agreement between the City of Ames & State Historical Society of Iowa
  
  (PDF, 2MB)
• Appendix 5 - National Register of Historic Places in Ames
  
  (PDF, 75KB)
• Appendix 6 - Selection and Prioritization Guidelines
  
  (PDF, 68KB)
• Appendix 7 - Community Focus Groups(PDF, 100KB)

Other

Historically Significant Architecture in Ames (1979)

The above listing is current as of November 21, 2024.