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==Landmarks and neighborhoods== [[File:GlenwoodResourceCenter11-2007.jpg|thumb|right|The IIFMC Girls Cottage is at the far left in this view of the campus of the Glenwood Resource Center.]] * The IIFMC Girls Cottage at the Glenwood Resource Center was built in 1912. At present it is used for offices by the Glenwood Community School District and remains one of the town's most distinguishing landmarks. * The Glenwood Earth Lodge and Mills County Natural History Museum. * The IIFMC Hospital at the Glenwood Resource Center was constructed during the 1890s with conical towers, [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Romanesque Revival]] arched balconies, an [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] cupola, and still-impressive interior spiral staircase. The three-story brick building is used as offices by the Glenwood Resource Center. * The IIFMC Fire Station at the Glenwood Resource Center was built in 1903 with a [[Dutch Colonial]] parapeted roof. * The VJ Meyer School Building at the Glenwood Resource Center was built in the mid-1950s to improve the level of education available to residents confined to what was then the Glenwood State Hospital-School. The school was named after Dr. VJ Meyer, the Superintendent at Glenwood from 1945 to 1957. The building was dedicated in September 1957 when the gates of the institution were opened to the public for the first time. From 1992 to 2007 this was the location of the Glenwood [[Middle School]]. * The three-story JV Hinchman Building at Sharp and Walnut Streets was completed in 1882 by [[Hoosier]] druggist turned financier Joseph Hinchman. * The 1920 Glenwood State Bank building at 12 North Walnut on the Glenwood Courthouse Square was designed by [[Danish American|Danish immigrant]] architect J. Chris Jensen of [[Council Bluffs]] and is notable locally for its [[Greek Revival]] marble facade. For many years this was the location of Hamilton's Men's Clothes and is now home to Glenwood Land Surveying Services. * The First Christian Church at 305 First Street was built in 1867 at a cost of $1,800. It has been a private residence for many years. * 411 Sharp is a unique two-story [[Italianate]] commercial building on the south side of the Glenwood Courthouse Square that was constructed in 1874 with prominent window hoods and is now the location of the Loess Hills Maker Space. [[File:SouthSideofGlenwood,IASquare.jpg|thumb|right|Sharp Street on the Glenwood Courthouse Square during the 2007 Homecoming parade.]] * The Hubbell Home at 202 Locust was built in the early 20th century and remains interesting for its [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]], prominent dormer windows, and adjacent stable long since converted into a garage. * The Robinson Block at 102 South Walnut on the Glenwood Courthouse Square was constructed during the early 20th century and features a variety of 19th century architectural elements, including a second-story [[bay window]]. * The Buffington Block at 420 1st Street was built on the north side of the Glenwood Courthouse Square during the 1890s with one of the town's most distinguished cornices and seven second-story [[Italianate]] arched windows. A [[Ben Franklin Stores]] operated here during the latter half of the 20th century. * The Glenwood Public Library was opened to patrons on February 4, 1907.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Glenwood Public Library |url=https://www.glenwood.lib.ia.us/about/branches |website=Glenwood Public Library |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Libraries in Iowa - Glenwood |url=https://carnegielibrariesiowa.org/library/glenwood/ |website=Carnegie Libraries in Iowa |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> It was built in part with funds from Andrew Carnegie and is one of 48 public Carnegie library buildings still in use as libraries in Iowa today.<ref>{{cite web |title=Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Project |url=https://carnegielibrariesiowa.org/ |website=Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Project |access-date=1 July 2024}}</ref> * The Wheeler's Super Service Station at 102 South Vine on the Glenwood Courthouse Square was constructed during the early 1920s to serve traffic along the Bluegrass Highway which became [[U.S. Route 34]]. The one-story brick building is unusual locally for its early [[Moderne architecture]]. * The Glenwood [[Opera House]] Block at 412-416 First Street was built in 1891 on the Glenwood Courthouse Square with a variety of [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] elements. It first began showing motion pictures in 1908, became the Rex Theater by the 1920s, and, after many ownership changes, continues to show movies to the present day although live performances ended in the mid-20th century. [[File:1891Glenwood,IAOperaHouseandOldCityHall.jpg|thumb|1891 Glenwood,IA Opera House and Old City Hall]] * The Mintle Company Building is a one-story late [[Moderne architecture|Moderne]] structure at 209 Sharp that was built in 1947 along what was then [[U.S. Route 34]]. Mintle was a dealer in [[Case Corporation|J.I. Case]] farm equipment, [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]] automobiles, and offered a full line of [[Frigidaire]] products. The building is now used as the Glenwood Police Department. * Lilac Terrace were the neighborhoods that developed after the "West Hill" school was completed in 1868. By the early 20th century the area west of Sharp and Hazel Streets was one of the community's more prestigious addresses and still contains some notable architectural styles, including the L.W. Russell home, the H.M. Bogan and James Miller homes, and particularly the [[Queen Anne style architecture in the United States|Queen Anne style]] William Lamb mansion on the northwest corner of Hazel and Sharp Streets which has been divided into apartments. Also of interest are the Morris Kaiman home at 102 South Hazel, the Robinson home at 105 North Hazel, and the Addison Meyers home at 404 North Hazel. The [[Works Progress Administration]] financed Glenwood High School replaced the West Hill School in 1937, became Glenwood [[Junior High]] from 1966 to 1987, and is now part of West Elementary. * [[Glenwood Golf Course]] was opened in 1964 to be the cities first and only golf course. It was designed by Tom Davis. In 1974, ten years after its opening, a man died on the course.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Clifford |title=Clifford Jones Obituary |url=https://millscounty.historyarchives.online/viewer?k=clifford%20jones&i=f&by=1974&bdd=1970&d=01011974-12311974&m=between&ord=k1&fn=beacon_enterprise_usa_iowa_tabor_19740508_english_6&df=1&dt=10&cid=3121 |access-date=1 July 2024 |work=The Beacon Enterprise |issue=Page 6 |date=May 8, 1974 |ref=Page 6, Clifford Jones Obituary}}</ref> He fell into the creek looking for the ball near hole five. It is rumored that he haunts the hole and players are discouraged from looking for balls in the creek. * Seminary Hill immediately north of the Glenwood Courthouse Square developed after the late 1860s when the private Western Iowa College opened on the city block west of Chestnut between First and Second Streets. This became the Glenwood Methodist Seminary in the 1870s and the location of the East School until the 1970s. The surrounding neighborhood still contains a majority of the town's dominant [[Protestant]] churches, including the Glenwood First [[Congregational church|Congregational Church]] at 407 Second Street established by [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[John Todd (abolitionist)|John Todd]] in 1857. Nearby are the 1884 Saint John's [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] at 111 North Vine, the 1911 Glenwood [[Baptist Church]] at 212 North Vine, the 1892 Glenwood First Christian at 202 North Vine, the 1905 Grace United [[Methodist]] at 112 North Walnut, the 1899 [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] at 205 Third Street, and the 1949 Trinity Lutheran Church of the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]] at 512 Second Street. Also of interest is the Glenwood Public Library at 109 North Vine, a [[Carnegie library]] constructed in 1906 and expanded in 1982. The neighborhood formerly had several outstanding architectural examples, including the Dr. Donelan home and the 1870s two-story brick [[Italianate]] William Anderson mansion at North Walnut and Second Street that was razed in 2006. Another example of an 1870s brick [[Italianate]] residence in the 100 block of North Vine, which is now divided into apartments. * The Davies Amphitheater located at Glenwood Lake Park is one of the premier outdoor entertainment venues in the Midwest. Constructed in 1980 with funds from the estate of local farmer Charlie Davies, the amphitheater annually hosts a summer concert series.
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