National Register Listings in Washington County, Iowa
Baxter, H.A., Coal Company Historic District
Blair House
Brookhart, Smith Wildman and Jennie (Hearne), House
CM and StP Railroad Underpass
Conger, Jonathan Clark, House
Gracehill Moravian Church and Cemetery
Keck, Joseph, House
Kurtz House
McCleery Calendar Factory
Pilotburg Church
Smouse, Winfield, House
St. Mary's Parish Church Buildings
Stewart, Frank, House
Washington County Courthouse
Washington Downtown Historic District
West Side Residential Historic District
Woodlawn Cemetery Gates and Shelter
Young, Alexander, Cabin
In the early 1900s, the town of Villisca, Iowa was the site of a gruesome murder that remains unsolved to this day. On June 10, 1912, eight people were bludgeoned to death with an axe in their home. The crime is known as the Villisca Axe Murders and has been the subject of numerous books, films, and TV shows.