Mays Island

May’s Island Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district


Location	Between 1st and 5th Aves. on May Island, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates	41°58′33″N 91°40′13″W / 41.97583°N 91.67028°W / 41.97583; -91.67028Coordinates: 41°58′33″N 91°40′13″W / 41.97583°N 91.67028°W / 41.97583; -91.67028
Built	1923;1927;1933
Architect	Hunter & Hatton James A. Wetmore
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference #	78001240 ^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 19, 1978

Mays Island (or May's Island) is a small island in the Cedar River, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Functioning as a civic center much like the Île de la Cité, it is the site of the city hall, the Linn County Courthouse, and the county jail. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1] The island and all of these buildings were devastated by the 2008 flood of the Cedar River, with water reaching above the first floors.

References

1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

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