F.M. Norris House

The F.M. Norris House, also known as the Patton House and the Gerard Photography Studio, was a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Fred Magee Norris (1864-1938) served two terms as the mayor of the city. He was married to Elizabeth (Atkinson) Norris (1866-1933). They had Chris Rye build this Prairie School house for them. While Rye built some of Walter Burley Griffin's designs,[2] it is possible that he designed this house himself.[3] It featured a horizontal emphasis, wide eaves, broad hip roof, and stucco walls. The building was altered by Jerome J. Gerard (1913-2010) for his photography studio. In addition to his photographic work, he wrote for the magazine Popular Photography for 20 years.[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.

F.M. Norris House
Location108 4th St., NE.
Mason City, Iowa
Coordinates43°09′20.4″N 93°11′56.4″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Built byChris Rye
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSPrairie School Architecture in Mason City TR
NRHP reference No.80001436[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1980

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