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′54″N 91°40′10″W / 41.98167°N 91.66944°W / 41.98167; -91.66944Coordinates: 41°58′54″N 91°40′10″W / 41.98167°N 91.66944°W / 41.98167; -91.66944
Built:	1923;1927;1933
Architect:	Hunter & Hatton James A. Wetmore
Architectural style:	Beaux Arts
Governing body:	Local
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 rather 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 an 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. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.