Midwest

Fort Madison

Lee County, IA

Population

10,293

Walk Score

70 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$806

Median home value

$94,200

Founded

1835

On the National Register

Historic districts

  • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District · listed 1992
  • Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District · listed 2005
  • Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District · listed 2007
  • Iowa State Penitentiary Cellhouses Historic District · listed 1992
  • Park-to-Park Residential Historic District · listed 2014

Notable landmarks

  • Albright House · listed 1978
  • Beck, Chief Justice Joseph M., House · listed 1988
  • Cattermole Memorial Library · listed 1984
  • Fort Madison Bridge · listed 1999
  • Fort Madison High School · listed 2015
  • Lee County Courthouse · listed 1976
  • McConn, Daniel, Barn · listed 2000
  • Moyce-Steffens House · listed 1997
  • Old Fort Madison and Battlefield (Boundary Increase) · listed 2018
  • Old Fort Madison and Battlefield (Boundary Increase) · listed 2018
  • Old Fort Madison Site · listed 1973
  • Schlapp, George E., House · listed 1982
  • Sheaffer, Craig and Virginia, House · listed 1993
  • Sheaffer, Walter A., House · listed 2006
  • St Mary of the Assumption Church · listed 1980

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