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United States historic place


Ellsworth–Jones Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property


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Location	511 Washington Ave. Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′09.8″N 93°15′48.7″W / 42.519389°N 93.263528°W / 42.519389; -93.263528
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Architectural style	Neoclassical
Part of	Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District (ID12000889)
MPS	Iowa Falls MPS
NRHP reference No.	93000959
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1993

The Ellsworth–Jones Building is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Eugene S. Ellsworth was a land broker, town developer, and philanthropist. This building was the headquarters of his firm Ellsworth and Jones, who sold land throughout Iowa and other states in the Midwest. While Iowa Falls was their headquarters, they also had offices in Chicago, Boston, and Crookston, Minnesota. The three-story, brick Neoclassical building was completed in 1902. It features Ionic and Doric columns, egg-and-dart motif on the lower level columns, round arches, acanthus leaf keystones, foliated decorative elements, a dentils on the cornice.

The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
Molly Myers Naumann. "Ellsworth–Jones Building". National Park Service. Retrieved November 8, 2016. with photos
Molly Myers Naumann. "Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Hardin County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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