We walked up two blocks to Avenue E, past Central Park, where there is a miniature Statue of Liberty.

They even got the little fort at the base correct.

Below is the Fort Madison United Methodist; it seems to have had two earlier buildings before this and even purchased their bell from Montgomery Ward.

This first house is just one of the spectacular ones on Avenue E.

Built in 1895 by William Atlee, it was supposedly inspired by his visit to the Isle of Wight and is built of Kesota Limestone.

There are even more houses.

And we didn’t even get a chance to go up on the bluffs.

These two were of particular interest to me.

The one on the left is sort of a Queen Anne style house but built in brick.

And next store is this amazing Second Empire duplex.

Some much older houses, dating to before the Civil War, sit next door.

This Greek Revival center hall house has been incorporated into the modern Fort Madison Police Department.