Municipal Island
May's Island is a small island on 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 Memorial Building, the Linn County Courthouse, and the county jail.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, United States
- Also known as: “May’s Island” and “Mays Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linn County Courthouse and Paramount Theatre.
Linn County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: WeaponizingArchitecture, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Linn County Courthouse is located on May's Island in the middle of the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It, along with the Veterans Memorial Building and two other buildings, is a contributing property to the May's Island Historic District that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Paramount Theatre
Theater building
Photo: RifeIdeas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Paramount Theatre is a 1,693-seat theater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 2015 it was included as a contributing property in the Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District.
Peoples Savings Bank
Building
Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peoples Savings Bank in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was designed by Louis Sullivan. It was the second of a number of small "jewel box" banks in Midwestern United States towns designed by Sullivan during 1907 to 1919.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cedar Rapids and Otis.
Cedar Rapids
Photo: Kepper66, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cedar Rapids is a city in Eastern Iowa. In 2016, it was the second largest city in Iowa by population and is home to about 137,000 residents. Largely known as an industrial, working class city, Cedar Rapids has begun to grow and expand employment opportunities in the service sector, attracting new residents to the area.
Otis
Neighborhood
Otis is an unincorporated area in the city of Cedar Rapids in Linn County, Iowa, United States.
Hiawatha
Town
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Hiawatha is a city in Linn County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb located in the northwestern side of Cedar Rapids and is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Municipal Island
- Categories: river island, historic district, locality, and landform
- Location: Linn, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.97557° or 41° 58′ 32″ northLongitude
-91.66986° or 91° 40′ 12″ westElevation
715 feet (218 metres)Open location code
86HCX8GJ+63OpenStreetMap ID
way 919934527OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Municipal Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Municipal Island”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plaza Park and Linn County Correctional Center.
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