| 词条 | Bentonsport |
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| name = Bentonsport | nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes | image = Bentonsport, Iowa.jpg | caption = | nearest_city= Keosauqua, Iowa | coordinates = {{coord|40|43|32|N|91|51|13|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Iowa#USA | built = 1839 | architecture = Federal, Gothic Revival, "Steamboat Gothic" | added = April 25, 1972 | area = {{convert|35|acre}} | refnum = 72000482[1] }}Bentonsport, a village on the Des Moines River near Keosauqua, in Van Buren County, Iowa, was recognized in 1972 for being very little changed since its historic heyday as a thriving steamboat port in the mid-1800s. A {{convert|35|acre|adj=on}} historic district covering 16 original blocks in the historic center of the village was then approved for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2] The district also included waterfront property and the village's historic wagon bridge across the river to the village of Vernon.[2] The village was platted in March, 1836, and was located at the first dam and locks on the Des Moines River authorized by the state in 1839. Soon it had two grist mills and a saw mill. It was named "Benton's Port" for Thomas Hart Benton and once had a population of about 1,000. It declined after the Keokuk, Fort Des Moines and Minnesota Railroad reached Des Moines in 1866. The river became non-navigable in 1870 and the dam and locks deteriorated, with the dam "failing" in 1879. The Bentonsport bridge opened in 1883 and is "the oldest wagon bridge of its type remaining on the Des Moines River."[5] Today the village has 40 residents, many of them artists and bed & breakfast keepers.[3] Its historic district includes:[2]
The district includes Federal, Gothic Revival, and "Steamboat Gothic" architecture.[1] In 2010, as a promotional term, the area calls itself "Bentonsport National Historic District".[4] References1. ^1 2 {{NRISref|2009a}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=72000482}} |accessdate=2016-05-12 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bentonsport |date=August 15, 1971 |author=Carroll L. Caudl (1971) and Molly Myers Naumann (1992 additional documentation) }} with {{NRHP url|id=78000482|photos=y|title=11 photos from 1971}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Bentonsport Walking Tour}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bentonsport.com/ |title=Historic Bentonsport...in the Villages of Van Buren: Bentonsport National Historic District |publisher=Bentonsport.Com |accessdate=2010-12-05}} External links{{commonscat|Bentonsport, Iowa}}
5 : Geography of Van Buren County, Iowa|Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa|Tourist attractions in Van Buren County, Iowa|National Register of Historic Places in Van Buren County, Iowa|Historic districts in Van Buren County, Iowa |
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