Franklin Pearson House
Franklin Pearson House | |
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Location |
Dodge St. Keosauqua, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 40°44′08″N 91°58′04″W / 40.73556°N 91.96778°WCoordinates: 40°44′08″N 91°58′04″W / 40.73556°N 91.96778°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1845 |
Built by | Franklin Pearson |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP Reference # | 78001267[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
The Franklin Pearson House is a historic residence located in Keosauqua, Iowa, United States. Pearson was a Maryland native who settled in Iowa in 1835 after it was opened to settlement. He was a master stone mason who built this house and other structures in southeastern Iowa, including Old Main at Iowa Wesleyan University.[2] He was a devout Methodist who hosted services on the upper floor of his house. Pearson was also an abolitionist and involved with the Underground Railroad. The two-story structure was built in 1845, and is a rare vernacular Georgian style house in Iowa.[2] Pearson imported the style from his native Maryland. The exterior of the first story is stone while the second is brick. A tornado destroyed the chimneys and most of the brick from the east wall. It was rebuilt using brick from a church that had been destroyed in the same storm. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 Libby Morgan Woodruff. "Franklin Pearson House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-10.