Wesley West House

Mount Vernon Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The district is mostly in Linn County, with a small areas in Jones and Johnson counties. The district serves the city of Mount Vernon and surrounding areas to the west, plus an additional rural area northeast of Mount Vernon. Greg Batenhorst was hired as superintendent in 2017.

The Augustus and Elizabeth (Huntsberger) Bauman House, also known as the Platner House and the Camp House, is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for its association with the settlement of the city that was influenced by the establishment of the Military Road, its use of locally made brick and locally quarried limestone, and its vernacular architectural techniques. The house was built along the Military Road about 1854, which was the year the Bauman's moved to Mount Vernon. It was constructed by brothers Henry and William Albright, who were the town's first masons. The two-story, side-gabled brick house features Early Republic stylistic influences. In 1857, the land on which the house was built was platted as Bauman's Addition, making this house a representative of the town's early development. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

The James J. and Anna J. (Linean) Smith House No. 1, also known as the Lanning House, Ford House, and Sinclair House, is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for its association with the settlement of the city that was influenced by the establishment of the Military Road, its use of locally made brick and locally quarried limestone, and its vernacular architectural techniques. This was the first of two brick houses built by the Smiths. There were two additions built onto the rear of the house. It is thought that the Smiths built the first addition in the early 1860s and the Fords, a later owner, added the second in the 1870s. Both additions utilized the same reddish-orange brick of the original construction. J.J. Smith had bought the property from Harrison and Hannah Hall and had the house built in 1859. It is possible that the livery stable that he operated, the first in Mount Vernon, was also on the property. Having built their second house, the Smith's sold this house in 1864 to Jacob and Elizabeth Lanning. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Cornell College is a private college in Mount Vernon, Iowa. Originally the Iowa Conference Seminary, the school was founded in 1853 by George Bryant Bowman. Four years later, in 1857, the name was changed to Cornell College, in honor of iron tycoon William Wesley Cornell, a distant relative of Ezra Cornell (founder of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York).

King Memorial Chapel is located on the Cornell College campus in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The chapel was completed in 1882 and is built of Anamosa Limestone quarried in nearby Stone City, Iowa, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976.

The Cornell College-Mount Vernon Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district embraces the campus of Cornell College and the residential area that surrounds it. It is composed of 120 buildings and structures, of which 70 are residential. There are also a couple of churches on the east side of the district, and an old hotel was converted into apartments. People began to settle here as early as 1836 and the city was platted in 1847. The Methodist Episcopal Church established the Iowa Conference Male and Female Seminary here in 1853, and it changed its name to Cornell College four years later. King Memorial Chapel (1876) is individually listed on the National Register. The Chicago and North Western Railroad came to town in 1859. After the American Civil War the town's economy expanded with larger factories, and the area's prosperity included the vast agricultural lands that surround Mount Vernon. The first period of growth in the 1850s saw several brick residences built, and a second period of growth from 1885 to 1900 saw a large number of frame residences built. Early residential development began around the college campus on its east and north side. By the early 1900s development reached the west side of the campus. Construction of buildings on the Cornell Campus continued after the post-World War II population boom. Architect William Jay Brown designed college buildings in the 1930s, the Cedar Rapids architectural firm Green and Co. designed buildings in the 1950s, and Harry Weese and Associates in the 1960s. Residential construction has also continued here into the late 20th century.

The Dr. Luther L. and Susette E. (Baker) Pease House is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for its association with the settlement of the city that was influenced by the establishment of the Military Road, its use of locally made brick and locally quarried limestone, and its vernacular architectural techniques. Located at the intersection of the Military Road and the Cedar Rapids Road, it is thought this house was constructed in two parts. The front gable section on the right may have been built by the Albright brothers in the 1850s. They owned one of the early brickyards in town and built several houses. The side-gabled section on the left is believed to have been built after Dr. Pease bought the property in 1866. It was built using bricks from the G.W. Robinson brickyard, the main brick and lime manufacturer in Mount Vernon at the time. Pease was a prominent physician in town and served as the city's first mayor. The two-story brick house features mid-19th century stylistic influences. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

The Adams R., Frederick L. and Martha (Taylor) Knott House, also known as the Col. Frank W. Hart House and the Rev. James and Jessie N. Hughes House, is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for its association with the settlement of the city that was influenced by the establishment of the Military Road, its use of locally made brick and locally quarried limestone, and its vernacular architectural techniques. Adams and Frederick Knott were brothers who were originally from Ohio and they settled in Mount Vernon in 1854 after living briefly in other locations in eastern Iowa. They bought a building and dry goods store from Oliver Day, an early pioneer merchant. Their brother Abraham joined them in the business by 1859. Frederick and Adams had this house built around 1857 in Saxby's Addition to Mount Vernon. They shared the house, along with Frederick's wife Martha and daughter Ida. The brother's business partnership dissolved and they sold the house in 1861. The two-story, side-gabled brick house features Early Republic stylistic influences. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

The Henry D. and Juliana (Wortz) Albright House, also known as the Dr. Francis F. and Jeanette L. Ebersole House, is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for its association with the settlement of the city that was influenced by the establishment of the Military Road, as the first brick house constructed in Mount Vernon, and its vernacular architectural techniques. Henry D. Albright, a carpenter, and his brother William, a mason, came from Iowa City to Mount Vernon to work on building Cornell College. William established a brickyard in town and he helped his brother Henry build this house in 1853. Henry and his wife Juliana and their family were the first to live here. The family owned the house until 1926. Dr. F.F. Ebersole acquired the house that year and completed renovations to the house the following year to include his medical practice in his home. The two-story, side-gabled brick house features Early Republic stylistic influences. Locally made brick from the Albright brickyard and locally quarried limestone was used in its construction. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

Mount Vernon is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States, adjacent to the city of Lisbon. The population was 4,527 at the time of the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Martin L. and Mary Jane (Yount) Shantz House is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for being constructed of locally made brick and locally quarried limestone, and its Late Victorian architectural influences. It was built in 1882 on two lots in Saxby's Addition to Mount Vernon. The house is a two-story, L-shaped brick structure with a low-pitched hip roof, wide eaves, tall windows that enhance its verticality, and a three-sided bay window. It is a vernacular expression of Late Victorian stylistic influences. The house lacks elaborate exterior decorative elements and a substantial front porch at a time when they were popular. This either reflects the Shantz's preferences or a lack of finances to include them. The bricks used in its construction were more than likely from the G.W. Robinson brickyard, the main brick and lime manufacturer in Mount Vernon at the time. Shantz's blacksmith shop was also located on the property. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

The Mount Vernon Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 18 resources, which included 16 contributing buildings and two non-contributing buildings. This linear historic district is a block and a half in the middle of the central business district. It follows the ridgeline of the paha that defines the town. The buildings were constructed between 1860 and the 1930s, with most of them in place by the turn of the 20th century. Eight of them were built in the 1890s. The district is also unified in appearance with two-story pressed brick facades, ornate metal cornices, heavy pedimented window hoods, and roughly dressed limestone trim dominate. The decorative elements recall Mount Vernon's railroad-related prosperity, as they were brought in by train.