D.H. Anderson House

The D.H. Anderson House is a historic house located at 315 East Locust in Maquoketa, Iowa.

D.H. Anderson House
Location315 E. Locust,
Maquoketa, Iowa
Coordinates42°03′51″N 90°39′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1888
Architectural styleLate Victorian
MPSMaquoketa MPS
NRHP reference No.91000964[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1991

Description and history

This is one of several houses in town that are noteworthy for their quoined corners, a rare architectural feature in Iowa.[2] The 2½-story brick house features an irregular roofline with both hipped and gabled areas, two large chimneys with corbelled chimney pots, and a wrap-around porch. It was built for D. H. Anderson in 1888 in a section of the city known as "Society Hill." These were financial boom years for Maquoketa. Anderson settled here with his parents in 1854, and grew to become a successful businessman. He married Mary L. Goodenow, the daughter of John L. Goodenow, who was known as the "Father of Maquoketa."

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 1991.[1] The D.H. Anderson Building in downtown is also associated with him.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Molly Meyers Naumann. "D.H. Anderson House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-19. with two photos from 1990


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