District · Mount Vernon, Iowa
Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District
A 3.5-acre NRHP-listed Victorian-era commercial core along 1st Street, one of a rare set of three NRHP-listed historic districts in this small Cornell College town.
Written from primary sources · register as of Sep 2026
- On record
- 5 independent storefronts
- Kinds
- 5 categories · Eat 3 · Shop 1 · Culture 1
- Location
- Addresses on record · plotted as collected
- Chains
- None, by policy · multi-site operators are removed as the re-check finds them
Plotted from the register's own address points · north up
| № | Name | Category | Address | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eat · 3 | ||||
| 01 | White Tree Bakery A scratch bakery inside the First Street Community Center offering small-batch cookies, cakes, scones, pies, and soup and quiche. | Bakery | 117 1/2 1st St W | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 02 | Fuel Art and Espresso An eclectic coffee shop combined with an art and antique shop in the heart of downtown. | Coffee Shop | 103 1st St NE | Listed · independent · address on record |
| 03 | Lincoln Winebar & Wood Fired Pizza A wine bar and wood-fired pizzeria in the historic uptown district, named to the New York Times' 2024 list of best U.S. pizzerias. | Restaurant | 125 1st St W | Listed · independent · address on record |
| Shop · 1 | ||||
| 04 | Scarlett Boutique A women's clothing and accessories boutique also carrying refurbished furniture and Annie Sloan chalk paint, open since 2007. | Boutique | 110 1st St SW | Listed · independent · address on record |
| Culture · 1 | ||||
| 05 | Abbe Creek Gallery A gallery in historic uptown representing roughly 50 local, regional, and national artists across painting, ceramics, jewelry, and fiber art. | Gallery | 105 1st St NW | Listed · independent · address on record |
Neighbouring districts
Distance between district centroids, as the crow fliesCedar Rapids · 5 on record · 20.8 km
Anamosa · 5 on record · 23.4 km
Iowa City · 5 on record · 30.6 km
Amana · 5 on record · 39.9 km