Yesterday after a really busy week I finally found time to whip out my camera and take some photos of some houses in the Goosetown neighborhood. I’d just finished showing homes in the area and couldn’t resist stopping a while to take some photos of what is truly a wonderful Iowa City neighborhood with some really charming houses. Goosetown is in the north of Iowa City. It’s affectionately named Goosetown, because of the Bohemian immigrants who settled there in the 1850′s and kept geese in their yards. It’s about a mile from downtown Iowa City, making it a very popular choice amongst folks relocating to Iowa City for the University of Iowa. Goosetown is on the east side of the Iowa River, which is where you will find the older period homes dating back to the 1800′s.
Goosetown is actually quite a narrow area on the map ranging between Brown St, (part of the Historic District) and E Bloomington St. To the left of it is the Northside Neighborhood and below it is the College Green Neighborhood. The best map I found showing the different Iowa City neighborhoods is on the City of Iowa City website. If you’re relocating to Iowa City you may want to check it out to see where the Goosetown neighborhood is relative to Campus and downtown Iowa City. At this time of the year I field more questions about homes within “walking distance” of Campus than any other time of the year. Good enough reason to point you in the direction of a map that gives you some idea of the lay of the land here in Iowa City.
