National Register of Historic Places

Albright House

Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
Listed
July 23, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001233

About this property

The Albright House, also known as the William and James Albright Duplex and the Betsy Ross House, is a historic building located in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In 2014, it was included as a contributing property in the Park-to-Park Residential Historic District. The duplex was built in 1858 by brothers Jacob and William Albright, who had moved to Fort Madison in 1839 from Philadelphia. They patterned their house after the design of a double Italianate residence found in Samuel Sloan's The Model Architect (1852). The three-story brick house follows a cross-shaped plan. The watertable, lintels and window sills are all stone. It has a wide, overhanging cornice that is decorated with dentils and paired brackets with pendants. The entrance porch for each unit was built into the front angles of the structure. The house was known locally as the Betsy Ross House because Jacob Albright was married to Rachel Wilson, a granddaughter of Betsy Ross.

Location

716--718 Ave. F
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa
40.63171, -91.31094

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lee County Courthouse
Industrial
0 mi
Cattermole Memorial Library
Civil War
0.1 mi
Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Beck, Chief Justice Joseph M., House
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0.1 mi
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District
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0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Fort Madison Siege
1812Early Republic
0.3 mi
Fort Madison Siege and Evacuation
1813Early Republic
0.4 mi
Fort Madison Siege (1812–1813)
1812Early Republic
1.8 mi

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When was Albright House listed on the National Register?

Albright House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1978.

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Albright House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Albright House is recorded as the industrial era.

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