National Register of Historic Places

Norton, Charles Henry and Charlotte, House

Avoca, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Listed
December 30, 2004
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
04001401

About this property

The Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House is a historic building located in Avoca, Iowa, United States. Born in New York and raised in Cass County, Iowa, Norton settled in 1869 at a railroad stop that would become Avoca. He opened a general store that would grow to include hardware and then buggies, wagons, and harnesses. This two-story brick Italianate house with Gothic Revival influences was completed in 1878. Its Italianate features include a two-story stairwell tower, window and door hoods, double front doors, tall arched windows with a round window to the left of the tower, and a single story bay behind the tower. The Gothic Revival style is realized primarily in the ornate vergeboards and the steep pitch of the gables. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Location

401 N. Chestnut St.
Avoca, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
41.47975, -95.33674

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Battles

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When was Norton, Charles Henry and Charlotte, House listed on the National Register?

Norton, Charles Henry and Charlotte, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 2004.

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Norton, Charles Henry and Charlotte, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Norton, Charles Henry and Charlotte, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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