Midwest

Burlington

Des Moines County, IA

Population

23,976

Walk Score

78 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$902

Median home value

$111,600

Founded

1833

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Aspen Grove Cemetery Historic District · listed 2022
  • Crapo Park and Arboretum Historic District · listed 1976
  • Downtown Commercial Historic District · listed 2015
  • Heritage Hill Historic District · listed 1982
  • Manufacturing and Wholesale Historic District · listed 2012
  • Snake Alley Historic District · listed 1975
  • Starker-Leopold Historic District · listed 1983
  • West Jefferson Street Historic District · listed 1991

Notable landmarks

  • Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Passenger Station · listed 1976
  • Burlington High School · listed 2024
  • Burlington Public Library · listed 1975
  • Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Freight House · listed 1983
  • Cascade Bridge · listed 1998
  • Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Station · listed 2002
  • Church of St. John the Baptist · listed 1982
  • Darwin, Mary, House · listed 1980
  • Des Moines County Court House · listed 2003
  • Dodge, Augustus Caesar, House · listed 1980
  • First Congregational Church · listed 1976
  • Forney, James M., House · listed 1986
  • German Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 1977
  • Hedge Block · listed 1982
  • Hotel Burlington · listed 1987
  • Jagger-Churchill House · listed 1982
  • Lagomarcino-Grupe Company · listed 2013
  • Mac Arthur Bridge
  • Schramm Building · listed 1999
  • Snake Alley · listed 1974
  • The Capitol Theater · listed 1996
  • White, Abiathar and Nancy, House · listed 2014

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