Kimball Village

Kimball Village
LocationAddress restricted[2]
Nearest cityWestfield, Iowa
Area1.9 acres (0.77 ha)
MPSArchaeological Resources of Initial Variant of the Middle Missouri Tradition in Iowa MPS
NRHP reference No.10000343[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 11, 2010
Designated NHLDecember 23, 2016

Kimball Village is an archaeological site located in the vicinity of Westfield, Iowa, United States. It is one of six known Big Sioux phase villages from the Middle Missouri tradition that existed between 1100-1250 C.E.[3] The site, located on a terrace overlooking the Big Sioux River, has well-preserved features, including earth lodge and storage pits, and evidence of fortifaction. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010,[1] and as a National Historic Landmark in 2016.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
  3. ^ Cynthia L. Peterson; Lynn M. Alex; William E. Whittaker. "Kimball Village" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  4. ^ "Interior Department Announces 24 New National Historic Landmarks". U.S. Department of the Interior. January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  5. ^ National Park Service (March 3, 2017), Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/16/2017 through 3/2/2017, archived from the original on March 7, 2017, retrieved March 7, 2017.