Bohumil Shimek House

Bohumil Shimek House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	529 Brown St., Iowa City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°40′11.9″N 91°31′38.6″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1890
Part of	Brown Street Historic District (ID94001112)
MPS	Conservation Movement in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001837[1]
Added to NRHP	December 23, 1991

The Bohumil Shimek House is a historic building located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The two-story, frame, Folk Victorian structure was built sometime around 1890. Its significance is its association with Bohumil Shimek. Initially trained as a civil engineer, he is better known as a naturalist, conservationist, and botany professor at the University of Iowa.[2] He lived here from 1899 until his death in 1937. These dates coincide with his professional career. Shimek contributions include establishing the state park system in Iowa, the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory, the American School of Wild Life Protection, and the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. He published over 190 scholarly works, and is credited with the discovery of the origins of the Loess Hills.[2]

The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] In 1994 it was included as a contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Rebecca Conard; Steven VanderWoucte. "Bohumil Shimek House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-05-23. with photo(s)
3. Marlys A. Svendsen. "Brown Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-05-23.