Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse

The Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse is a historic building located on a farm southwest of Earlham, Iowa, United States. The McQuies were natives of Scotland who immigrated to the US in 1857, and settled in Madison County in 1871. They bought a 320-acre (130 ha) farm that in time grew to 680 acres (280 ha).[2] This building is an early example of a vernacular limestone farm building. The single-story structure is composed of ashlar and rubble stone that might have been quarried at Parkins Quarry in Madison Township. Two-thirds of the building housed the milkhouse. The other third was separated from the milkhouse by a stone wall, and may have housed a hired man.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse
LocationSouthwest of Earlham
Coordinates41°25′51″N 94°09′34″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1875
MPSLegacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.87001656[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1987

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Roslea Johnson. "Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-27. with photos


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