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The '''Snake Alley Historic District''' is largely a residential area located in [[Burlington, Iowa]], [[United States]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975 and was included in the [[Heritage Hill Historic District (Burlington, Iowa)|Heritage Hill Historic District]], which surrounds it, in 1982. The [[Historic districts in the United States|historic district]] includes ten [[contributing properties]].<ref name=Brower>{{cite web|author=Steve R. and Kathleen L. Brower|url=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/nrhp/text/75000683.PDF|title=Snake Alley Historic District|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2015-12-04}}</ref> It is centered on [[Snake Alley]], a {{convert|275|ft|m|sing=on}} brick roadway, built in 1894, that rises {{convert|58.3|ft|m|0}} from Washington Street to Columbia Street.<ref name=Brower/> The alley receives its name from the five half curves and two quarter curves that climb the hill. Cobblestone Alley is the eastern boundary of the district. It is a very steep roadway composed of large, [[limestone]] blocks. Six houses, built between 1845 to about 1880 surround Snake Alley. Schwartz' Auto Electric Service building and the First United Church of Christ complex round out the contributing structures.
The '''Snake Alley Historic District''' is largely a residential area located in [[Burlington, Iowa]], [[United States]]. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1975 and was included in the [[Heritage Hill Historic District (Burlington, Iowa)|Heritage Hill Historic District]], which surrounds it, in 1982. The [[Historic districts in the United States|historic district]] includes ten [[contributing properties]].<ref name=Brower>{{cite web|author=Steve R. and Kathleen L. Brower|url=http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/nrhp/text/75000683.PDF|title=Snake Alley Historic District|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|accessdate=2015-12-04}}</ref> It is centered on [[Snake Alley]], a {{convert|275|ft|m|sing=on}} brick roadway, built in 1894, that rises {{convert|58.3|ft|m|0}} from Washington Street to Columbia Street.<ref name=Brower/> The alley receives its name from the five half curves and two quarter curves that climb the hill. Cobblestone Alley is the eastern boundary of the district. It is a very steep roadway composed of large, [[limestone]] blocks. Six houses, built between 1845 and about 1880 surround Snake Alley. Schwartz' Auto Electric Service building and the First United Church of Christ complex round out the contributing structures.


==Contributing properties==
==Contributing properties==

Revision as of 15:52, 15 April 2016

Snake Alley Historic District
Snake Alley from Washington Street
Snake Alley Historic District is located in Iowa
Snake Alley Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Columbia and Washington Sts., Cobblestone Alley, and Service Dr., Burlington, Iowa
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
NRHP reference No.75000683[1]
Added to NRHPMay 21, 1975

The Snake Alley Historic District is largely a residential area located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and was included in the Heritage Hill Historic District, which surrounds it, in 1982. The historic district includes ten contributing properties.[2] It is centered on Snake Alley, a 275-foot (84 m) brick roadway, built in 1894, that rises 58.3 feet (18 m) from Washington Street to Columbia Street.[2] The alley receives its name from the five half curves and two quarter curves that climb the hill. Cobblestone Alley is the eastern boundary of the district. It is a very steep roadway composed of large, limestone blocks. Six houses, built between 1845 and about 1880 surround Snake Alley. Schwartz' Auto Electric Service building and the First United Church of Christ complex round out the contributing structures.

Contributing properties

  • Peter Bouquet House (1871)
    Peter Bouquet House (1871)
  • William Fordney House (1845)
    William Fordney House (1845)
  • Garrett-Phelps House (1851)
    Garrett-Phelps House (1851)

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Steve R. and Kathleen L. Brower. "Snake Alley Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-04.
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