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Thomas E. Cavin House
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National Register of Historic Places

Thomas E. Cavin House

Listed as “Cavin, Thomas E., House”

On the National Register since 198442 years
Queen AnneListed 1984Council Bluffs
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About Thomas E. Cavin House

Thomas E. Cavin House, at 150 Park Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 27, 1984. It was among the first 11 of Council Bluffs’s 33 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 144 other Iowa listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Council Bluffs, Iowa. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 63 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

150 Park Ave., Council Bluffs · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Thomas E. Cavin HouseStart here
  2. 2Lysander Tulleys HouseVictorian · next door
  3. 3Park/Glen Avenues Historic DistrictEarly Republic · next door
  4. 4St. Peter's Church and RectoryLate Victorian · Built 1887 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Bennett BuildingBuilding · 0.1 mi on
Around it

17 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BWickham-De Vol HouseItalianate0.2 miD100 Block of West Broadway Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.2 miDWillow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBJean and Inez Bregant HouseBuilding0.3 miBState Savings BankArt Deco0.3 miBCouncil Bluffs Telephone ExchangeBuilding0.3 miBAugust Beresheim HouseBuilding0.4 mi★Grenville M. Dodge HouseBuilding0.4 miBHotel ChieftainBuilding0.4 miBCouncil Bluffs Free Public LibraryBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19050.4 miBCouncil Bluffs Federal Building and Post OfficeBuilding0.4 miBMartin Hughes HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBThomas Jefferis HouseVictorian Italianate0.5 miBReverend Little's Young Ladies SeminaryItalianate0.5 miBY.M.C.A. BuildingGeorgian · Built 19090.5 miBChevra B'nai Yisroel SynagogueLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.5 miODodge, Ruth Anne, MemorialObject0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Park/Glen Avenues Historic District0 mi away
Willow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic District0.3 mi away
Martin Hughes House0.5 mi away
O. P. Wickham HouseBuilt 1888 · 0.6 mi away

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Questions about Thomas E. Cavin House

Is Thomas E. Cavin House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 27, 1984 (Register number 84001306).

Is Thomas E. Cavin House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Grenville M. Dodge House, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Thomas E. Cavin House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Thomas E. Cavin House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 63 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75339926 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.