Midwest
Ames
Story County, IA
Population
66,265
Walk Score
88 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,011
Median home value
$247,500
[[Municipal corporation
1869
On the National Register
Historic districts
- Ames Main Street Historic District · listed 2018
- Bandshell Park Historic District · listed 1999
- Old Town Historic District · listed 2004
Notable landmarks
- Agriculture Hall · listed 1985
- Alumni Hall · listed 1978
- Ames High School · listed 2002
- Budd, Prof, J.L., Sarah M., and Etta Budd, House · listed 2001
- Christian Petersen Courtyard Sculptures, and Dairy Industry Building · listed 1987
- Colonials Club House · listed 2012
- Cranford Apartment Building · listed 2023
- Delta Upsilon Chapter House · listed 2010
- Engineering Hall · listed 1983
- Horticulture Laboratory, Iowa State College
- Iowa Beta Chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon · listed 2014
- Knapp-Wilson House · listed 1966
- MacDonald, Gilmour B. and Edith Craig, House · listed 1992
- Marston Water Tower · listed 1982
- Masonic Temple · listed 2016
- Morrill Hall · listed 1996
- Municipal Building · listed 1997
- Pleasant Grove Community Church and Cemetery · listed 2010
- Roosevelt School · listed 2010
- Sigma Sigma-Delta Chi Fraternity House · listed 2008
- Skunk River Bridge · listed 1998
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