Muscatine County Fairgrounds

Muscatine County Fairgrounds located in West Liberty, IA were placed on the National Registry of Historic places in 2015. The Commission received a Historical Resource Development Program Grant to nominate the West Liberty Fairgrounds to the National Registry of Historic Places. Substantial community effort ensued to successfully place the Fairgrounds as a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Several Fairgrounds buildings were in needs of maintenance/restoration attention A successful partnering of the Muscatine County Fair Board and the Commission secured funding and completed the restoration of several of the Fairgrounds buildings and facilities. The Commission received a Historical Resource Development Program Grant to nominate the West Liberty Fairgrounds to the National Registry of Historic Places. A successful partnering of the Muscatine County Fair Board and the Commission secured funding and completed the restoration of the deteriorating swine building.  The construction has been funded by more than 100 private donors, plus several companies.  In total, $850,000 has been donated for restoration, thus far.

  1. Swine Pavilion
  2. Midwest One Fine Arts Center
  3. Ryan Building
  4. Heritage Hall
  5. Amplitheatre
  6. Fairground Entrance
  7. Other Key Fairground Projects
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