Mission Statement: To promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of the public through the recognition, enhancement and perpetuation of sites and districts of historical and cultural significance. As well as safeguarding the City’s historic, aesthetic and cultural heritage by preserving sites and districts of historical and cultural significance and fostering pride in the legacy of beauty and achievements of the past. The Historic Preservation Commission also protects and enhances the City’s attractions for tourists and visitors who in turn support local businesses. And finally, the Commission promotes the use of sites and districts of historic and cultural significance as places for the education, pleasure and welfare of the people of the City.
| Vicki Gach President |
John Steffes Vice-President |
Tim Fitzpatrick Secretary |
| Denis Bormann Commissioner |
Kathy Hansen Commissioner |
Commissioner |
| Carolyn Siemann City Council Liaison |
Walking Tour
Covers 10 sites to the north of the Lincoln Highway (Highway 30), all within walking distance of each other. Includes homes connected to prominent residents of Carroll, the friezes on the Adams Middle School, the Trinity Episcopal Church (the last of the original church structures in Carroll), the old Wittrock building, and the Carnegie Library (currently the Carroll County Museum)
Driving Tour
Based south of the Lincoln Highway. Includes some homes as well as sites such as WPA structures, the Memorial Circle in the cemetery, and the site of the original Carroll County Fair, (which later had an airplane factory).
* Brochures and Video/DVD are available at the Carroll Chamber of Commerce or the Carroll County Museum.
Vicki Gach
Phone: (712) 792-3427
E-mail: [email protected]