The armchair walking tour, presented on Iowa City Public Library T.V. Chanel 10, discussed architectural history and historic associations of buildings to events and people in the Longfellow Neighborhood. Walking tours are great, but the goal of the event organizer is to provide greater accessibility for all, not jus those who can go on walking tours.

2. A Historic Armchair-Walking
Tour of Longfellow
Neighborhood
Irving B. Weber Days
August 1, 2005
Presented by Tim Weitzel

5. 1830
First Black Hawk Purchase, 1832
Lt. Albert Lea Expedition, 1834-35
Second Black Hawk Purchase, 1837
Iowa Territory, 1838
Napoleon founded by John Gilbert
Iowa City surveyed and platted, 1839
1840

17. N

20. Rough and Tumble Engineering, 1898
O.S,. Kelly Mgf. Co., Western
Division, 1899
1900
Rundell Addition platted, 1908
Mary O. Coldren home opened, c. 1909

21. Oakland Avenue
copy on file Johnson County Historical Society

23. Courtesy of Bob Hibbs

24. Courtesy of Bob Hibbs

25. 1910
Rundell Park, 1912-1914 Canning Factory, 1912
Pt. of Ralston Creek
channelized, by 1912. Work
completed by Street Car
Co., Car barn and
workshop built on reclaimed
land.
Major housing boom, 4-H
fairs held at Kelly Mfg.
building
Oakes Brickworks ceased Palmer hatchery opened,
operations, c. 1917 1918
Longfellow Elementary
opened, 1919
Neighborhood Grocers
opening, c. 1919 1920
Moffit and Blakesley build
small eclectic houses,
1920s-1940s

26. A.D. 1900

27. 1970
House purchased by Craft
Guild, 1974. Part of this
house was once a weigh-
scale house near the Kelly
Manufacturing bldg.
1980

45. Let us go forth awhile and get better air
inWhoever wants to us leave heartclose of American
our lungs. Let know the our and mind
rooms…. learn baseball…and do glorious. first some
had better The game of ball is it by watching
high school or small town teams.
–Walt Whitman –Jacques Barzun

46. 1910
Rundell Park, 1912-1914 Canning Factory, 1912
Pt. of Ralston Creek
channelized, by 1912. Work
completed by Street Car
Co., Car barn and
workshop built on reclaimed
land.
Major housing boom, 4-H
fairs held at Kelly Mfg.
building
Oakes Brickworks ceased Palmer hatchery opened,
operations, c. 1917 1918
Longfellow Elementary
opened, 1919
Neighborhood Grocers
opening, c. 1919 1920
Moffit and Blakesley build
small eclectic houses,
1920s-1940s

49. 1910
Rundell Park, 1912-1914 Canning Factory, 1912
Pt. of Ralston Creek
channelized, by 1912. Work
completed by Street Car
Co., Car barn and
workshop built on reclaimed
land.
Major housing boom, 4-H
fairs held at Kelly Mfg.
building
Oakes Brickworks ceased Palmer hatchery opened,
operations, c. 1917 1918
Longfellow Elementary
opened, 1919
Neighborhood Grocers
opening, c. 1919 1920
Moffit and Blakesley build
small eclectic houses,
1920s-1940s

62. 1910
Rundell Park, 1912-1914 Canning Factory, 1912
Pt. of Ralston Creek
channelized, by 1912. Work
completed by Street Car
Co., Car barn and
workshop built on reclaimed
land.
Major housing boom, 4-H
fairs held at Kelly Mfg.
building
Oakes Brickworks ceased Palmer hatchery opened,
operations, c. 1917 1918
Longfellow Elementary
opened, 1919
Neighborhood Grocers
opening, c. 1919 1920
Moffit and Blakesley build
small eclectic houses,
1920s-1940s

80. 1930
Street cars phased out,
beginning 1931
Palmer Houses built 1932-
1937
Major realignment of
Ralston creek to the former
alley between Rundell and
Grant completed after 1933
Craft Guild of Iowa City Mennonite Church built,
founded 1939 1939
Main farmstead of Rundell
Farm subdivided 1940.
Farmhouse was removed
prior to 1933 1940

96. Craft Guild of Iowa City Mennonite Church built,
founded 1939 1939
Main farmstead of Rundell
Farm Subivided 1940. 1940
Farmhouse was removed
prior to 1933
Lustron Homes
manufactured, 1947-1950
1950

99. Next Steps
• Summarize any actions required of your
audience
• Summarize any follow up action items
required of you

100. 1850
Henry Strohm arrives, 1851
Nicholas Oakes arrives, 1855
M & M Railroad, 1856
1860

101. A.D. 1900

102. Oakes Collection, Johnson County Historical Society
from Dobson (1850)

115. West Face:
IOWA CITY
The Capital of
East Face: Iowa Territory
as Situated
m. vanburen on Section No io.
Township 79 N. R.
President of the u.s. 6 W. of the 5th Pr M
located
and
May 4th 1839
By Messrs
r. lucas
Chauncey Swan
John Ronalds
Gov. of the Territory
and Robert Ralston
Commrs & Surveyed
By Messrs
Cox Frierson & Judson
under the direction of
C. Swan Actg Com

117. 1830
First Black Hawk Purchase,
1832
Lt. Lea Expedition, 1834-35
Second Black Hawk
Purchase, 1837
Iowa Territory, 1838
Napoleon founded by John
Gilbert
Iowa City surveyed and
platted, 1839 (C. Swan, J.
Ronalds, and R. Ralston) 1840

122. $200 REWARD
Ran away or were stolen from the subscriber from a house near
Salem, In Henry county, Iowa Territory, on Thursday night the 11
inst., two negro men, whose names are Winston and Henry but they
having been runaways since the 11th of August last, have called
themselves Jack and Bill. They had found their way into the new
purchase of Iowa, and the subscriber found them there, and was
returning with them home to Missouri stopped to stay at a house,
from which they escaped or were stolen.
Winston is 26 or 27 years of age, is black, 5 ft. 8 or 9 inches high,
wore away a sealskin cap, blue jeans coat with the skirts cut off,
and dark casinet pantaloons. Henry is a yellow boy, 18 or 19 years
old, 5 ft. 5 or 6 inches high, wore a blue cotton frock coat, gingham
roundabout, new fur hat and buckskin pantaloons. I will pay the
above reward to any person who may bring them to me in Boon
County, Missouri, or $100 for either of the; or $100 for securing
them or giving me such information as may enable me to get them.
It is supposed that said runaways will be assisted to escape by some
particular white men.
Thomas Flynt
—Iowa Teritorial Gazette and Burlington Advertiser,
Burlington I T., April 6 1839.
Annals of Iowa 3rd series. XI(2–3):199.

123. 25 CENTS REWARD
Ran away from the subscriber on the
night of the 19th instant, an indented
apprentice, named DENA KILLING,
about 12 years of age. Any person
returning said apprentice shall receive
the above reward but no charges.
Elija Beul
Lyons, Sept. 25, ’39.
—Iowa Sun, Davenport, November 13, 1839
Annals of Iowa 3rd series. XI(2–3):214.

127. Rundell Addition platted,
1908
Mary O. Coldren home
opened, c. 1909
1910
Rundell Park, 1912-1914 Canning Factory, 1912
Pt. of Ralston Creek
Major housing boom, 4-H
channelized, c. 1914 Work
fairs held at Kelly Mfg.
completed by Street Car
building
Co., Car barn and
workshop built on reclaimed
land.
Oakes Brickworks ceased Palmer hatchery opened,
operations, c. 1917 1918
Longfellow Elementary
opened, 1919
Neighborhood Grocers
opening, c. 1919 1920 Moffit and Blakesley build small eclectic
houses, 1920s-1940s

131. If a Tree dies, plant another in its place.
—Linnaeus

132. 1850
Henry Strohm arrives, 1851
Nicholas Oakes arrives, 1855
M & M Railroad, 1856
1860
Camp Pope, 1862

143. A.D. 1870 A.D. 1900

144. Craft Guild of Iowa City Mennonite Church built,
founded 1939 1939
1940
Main farmstead of Rundell
Farm Subdivided and
Farmhouse removed,
1940
Lustron Homes
manufactured, 1947-
1950
1950

148. 1860
Camp Pope, 1862
Strohm's Nursery moved, c. 1868
Bethel A.M.E. Church, 1868
1870

150. Courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa

152. Craft Guild of Iowa City Mennonite Church built,
founded 1939 1939
Main farmstead of Rundell
Farm Subivided 1940. 1940
Farmhouse was removed
prior to 1933
Lustron Homes
manufactured, 1947-1950
1950

168. D
C
B
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f
1. Bethel A.M.E. Church
2. “1142”
Oakes Brickworks A
3. Moffitt Cottages
The Corner Market
4. The House America Was Waiting For A—M&M Railroad Plaque G
Camp Pope B—Camp Pope Plaque 
C—Ed Shrader Field & Oakes
5. The O.S. Kelly Factory
Brickyard and Clay Pit
The Craft Guild of Iowa City D—Location of SE Corner of Original Nature Trail Kiosk
6. Iowa City Street Car Company Town Plat
E—First Strohm’s Nursery
7. Rundell Park F—Later Strohm’s Nursery Wing’s Return Sculpture
King-Littrell-Palmer Chicken Hatchery G—Lester Lloyd Palmer Houses