National Historic Landmark: • The
Van Allen Building, a
National Historic Landmark designed by
Louis Sullivan, was completed in 1914.The Van Allen Building is currently a commercial and residential space located in Downtown Clinton. The Van Allen Building was added to the National Historic Landmarks in 1976.
Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places: •
Clinton County Courthouse, constructed from 1892 to 1897 by architects Stanley Mansfield and Josiah Rice in
Romanesque Revival style. Exterior walls are of red sandstone and granite and the tower is of copper which has weathered to a bright green color. Noted architect
Claire Allen from
Jackson, Michigan also worked on this building. The Clinton County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. •
Clinton Public Library, financed by
Andrew Carnegie and built 1903–1904 from the design of the Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller.
Beaux Arts Neoclassica; style with a monumental entry with processional steps and flanking paired columns. Symmetry of design and borrowings of Greek and Roman inspired elements complete the composition. Exterior walls of cut and dressed limestone. The Clinton Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. •
Lafayette Lamb House (YWCA), constructed in 1877 by architect W.W. Sanborn and rebuilt in 1906. Originally built in the
Second Empire style, the 1906 'modernization' converted it to more of the
Georgian Revival style. The Lafayette Lamb House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. • City National Bank (
First National Bank), designed by John Morrell & Son in the
Neoclassical style and constructed in 1911–1912. City National Bank was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. •
Howes Building, constructed in 1900 for Edward Madison Howes by architect Josiah Rice in Renaissance Revival style, featuring engaged pilasters with
Ionic capitals. The exterior street facades of the building are of red face brick with decorative accents of red
terracotta. The fourth floor added in 1905 by architect John Morrell. The Howes Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. •
Ankeny Building, constructed in 1930, designed by Chicago architect Harold Holmes in "Moderne" or
Art Deco style. The building street facades are clad with cream-colored
terracotta panels. Today, this building is home to many commercial businesses. The Ankeny Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. •
Moeszinger-Marquis (Armstrong) Building, designed by Josiah Rice and constructed in 1891 by William Bentley for the Clinton Produce Company. In 1907 the Baldwin Bros. acquired the building for its wholesale hardware business, which in turn passed to its successor company, the Moeszinger-Marquis Hardware Company in 1912. In 1941 the building was acquired by R.W. Armstrong, who also conducted a wholesale hardware business from the premises. The Armstrong Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. •
George M. Curtis Mansion (Women's Club), constructed in
Queen Anne style in 1883–1884. The Mansion contains more than forty stained glass windows, carved banisters, ornate wood trim, and massive fireplaces. Curtis Mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. •
Castle Terrace Historic District, Originally platted in 1892. The project was a promotional effort to show developers, architects, and builders the application and products of the Curtis Company. The architectural design is highly eclectic, with
Tudor Gothic the primary style utilized. Castle Terrace Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. •
Cherry Bank, Built 1870–1871, the Dr. A.L. Ankeny/Lindmeier/Cottral house is two stories high with walls of red brick with
buff-colored brick used for quoins at the corners and for the window arches. A cornice, hip roof, and widow's walk cap the building. Cherry Bank was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. •
Saint Irenaeus Church, was designed by W.W. Sanborn and was constructed from 1864 to 1871. It was constructed in the Gothic Revival Style. Saint Irenaeus was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. ==Notable people== •
Felix Adler (1895–1960), "King of Clowns",
Ringling Brothers Circus •
Matt Bentley, professional wrestler for
Total Nonstop Action Wrestling •
Harriet Frances Carpenter (1868/75 – 1956), educator, writer, suffragist •
Marquis Childs (1903–1990), Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist •
William Durward Connor (1874–1960), former
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy •
Muriel Frances Dana (1916–1997), child actress who appeared in
silent films •
Tom Determann (born 1950), member of the
Iowa House of Representatives •
Robert Drouet (1870–1914), actor and playwright •
Pat Flanagan (1893–1943), sportscaster for Major League Baseball in Chicago •
Judith Ellen Foster (1840–1910), early feminist, known as "The Iowa Lawyer" •
Dale Gardner (1948–2014), NASA astronaut •
Artemus Gates (1895–1976),
World War I hero, banker, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air during
World War II •
Salvatore Giunta, Staff Sergeant,
U.S. Army, first living recipient of the
Medal of Honor since the
Vietnam War. •
Col. David Hilmers, former
NASA Astronaut •
Robert Bruce Horsfall (1869–1948), artist and author of multiple wildlife books •
Bernhard M. Jacobsen (1862–1936), U.S. Congressman •
William S. Jacobsen (1887–1955), U.S. Congressman •
David Johnson, running back, University of Northern Iowa and Arizona Cardinals •
Lulu Johnson (1907–1995), the second African-American woman in the U.S. to earn a Ph.D., Johnson County Iowa is a namesake •
David Joyce (1825–1904), lumber baron, industrialist •
Rachelle Keck, president of
Grand View University and
Briar Cliff University •
W. H. D. Koerner (1878–1938), artist of over 2,000 published illustrations, as well as a painting that was hung in the office of President W. Bush •
Otto Kraushaar (1901–1989), Professor at Smith College, 6th president of
Goucher College •
Chancy Lamb (1816–1897), lumber baron, industrialist •
Larry Mac Duff, football player, head coach, and defensive coordinator •
Denise McCann, singer-songwriter •
Beth Marion (1912–2003),
B-movie actress of the 1930s •
George E. Martin (1902–1995), US Army major general, born in Clinton •
Peggy Moran (1918–2002), film actress •
Stephen Paddock (1953–2017), perpetrator of the
2017 Las Vegas shooting •
Allen E. Paulson (1922–2000), businessman, former owner of Gulfstream Aerospace •
Charles Pelton (born 1940), politician •
Ken Ploen, football player, Rose Bowl Hall of Fame,
Canadian Football Hall of Fame •
Dan Roushar, American Football Coach, New Orleans Saints, Tulane •
Lillian Russell (1861–1922), singer and actress in
comic operas •
Duke Slater (1898–1966), All-American college football player, First black lineman in NFL history, Served as a municipal judge for Chicago, Second African- American Judge in city history •
George Stone (1876–1945), Major League Baseball AL batting title champion •
William Theisen, founder of
Godfather's Pizza •
John Delbert Van Allen (1850–1928), dry goods merchant, department store owner •
Krista Voda, sportscaster,
Fox Sports,
SPEED Channel •
Colonel Russell W. Volckmann (1911–1982), West Point graduate, leader of guerrilla resistance in the Philippines •
LaMetta Wynn (1933–2021), first African-American elected as mayor of an Iowa municipality •
W. J. Young (1827–1896), lumber baron, industrialist ==Notable businesses, past and present==