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Red Oak is a city in, and the county seat of, Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, [3] located along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 5,362 in the 2020 census , a decline from the 6,197 population in 2000 .
December 20, 2016. The Red Oak Downtown Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [1] At the time of its nomination it contained 104 resources, which included 73 contributing buildings, eight contributing objects, one ...
The city of Red Oak was established by the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad as Red Oak Junction. That railroad was acquired by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, and they laid out a new right-of-way in southwest Iowa in the late 19th century to lessen the grade. [2] It required a new depot in Red Oak, which was built from 1900 ...
October 30, 1997. The Edmund B. Osborne House, also known as the Heritage Hill Bed and Breakfast, is a historic residence located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. Osborne is the inventor and co-developer of the art calendar industry. [2] He had William A. Hardy build this house for him in 1897, but lived in it for only two years when he moved ...
The Thos. D. Murphy Co. Factory and Power Plant, also known as the Thos. D. Murphy Calendar Company, is located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States.Thomas D. Murphy was the first person who successfully developed advertising art calendars, and is the individual who is most responsible for the creation, development and expansion of the art calendar industry. [2]
The Red Oak Firehouse and City Jail is a historic building located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. The Red Oak Fire Company was formed in 1876 and a shed was built to house its equipment. The present Late Victorian style brick structure was built by the city in five stages. [2] A two-story firehouse, which housed the hand-drawn fire carts and ...
Chautauqua Park is a historic pavilion located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. The first Chautauqua in Iowa was established at Clear Lake, Iowa in 1876, and by the 1920s there were as many as 500 Chautauqua assemblies in the state. [2] Most of the structures used for the organization's functions in Iowa were tents, but Red Oak became the ...
The Red Oak Public Library is located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. Andrew Carnegie accepted the city's application for a grant for $12,500 on November 27, 1906. [3] [4] The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed the Tudor Revival structure. It was dedicated on October 8, 1909.