National Register of Historic Places

McColm, Laura Musser, Historic District

Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
Listed
January 24, 2017
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
100000562

About this property

The Laura Musser McColm Historic District, also known as the Muscatine Art Center, is a nationally recognized historic district located in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. Contributing properties include the 1908 residence, the carriage house from the 1920s, and the Japanese garden that was installed in 1929. The house was built for Laura Musser and her husband Edwin McColm by Laura's father Peter. It was designed by Muscatine architect Henry W. Zeidler. It contains 12 rooms that flank large corridors on both floors. After Edwin's death in 1933 Laura married William T. Atkins in 1938 and resided at his home in Kansas City, Missouri. She retained ownership of this house, and visited frequently, until her death in 1964. The following year her heirs donated the estate to the art museum along with a $100,000 endowment to maintain the house. A $1.5 million renovation of the facility was completed in 2017. In 2021, a grant from the Iowa Department of Cultural affairs to restore the historic Japanese-style garden was announced.

Location

1314 Mulberry Ave.
Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa
41.43221, -91.05101

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONPERFORMING ARTSARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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McColm, Laura Musser, Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 2017.

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McColm, Laura Musser, Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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