Amana Villages
Also known as: Amana ColoniesNE Iowa County, Middle Amana, Iowa
Photos
W. F. Moershal House
1. Historic American Buildings Survey C.C. Woodburn, Photographer. March 22, 1934 VIEW FROM SOUTHWEST
Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey
View photos at Library of Congress
Map
Coordinates:
+41.79979, -91.9209641°47'59" N, 91°55'15" W
Quadrangle map:Middle Amana
Description
Located in one of seven villages on land purchased in the 1850s and 1860s by the community of True Inspiration, a German Pietist group, this structure is one element in the sect's unique communal life style. Amana villages were America's most successful and long lasting religious utopian experiment.
-- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS IA-84)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000336
- Areas of significance
- Ethnic Heritage - European; Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- District
- Historic function
- Village site
- Current function
- Village site
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- 1854
Update Log
- September 1, 2014: Photos imported by Dave King
- July 22, 2010: New photos from Ruth Reynolds