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Historic house in Iowa, United States United States historic place
George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location2½ miles north of Winterset on G4R
Coordinates41°23′18″N 93°58′26″W / 41.38833°N 93.97389°W / 41.38833; -93.97389
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
Built byGeorge Armstrong
MPSLegacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.87001668
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1987

The George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House is a historic residence located north of Winterset, Iowa, United States. George Armstrong was a native of Ireland who settled with his wife Susan in Madison County in 1853. He bought 40 acres (16 ha) of land in 1855 on which he built this house a year later. In 1875, he still owned the same 40 acres, which suggests the Armstrongs were people of modest means. The house is an early example of a vernacular limestone farmhouse. This single-story, one room structure is composed of roughly squared quarry faced and rubble limestone that was laid in courses in a random bond. It features quoins and door jambs that are composed of roughly squared quarry faced stone, and lintels and window sills of wood. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Roslea Johnson. "George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-24. with photos
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa


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