National Register of Historic Places

Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House

Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa
Listed
August 26, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001207

About this property

The Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House, also known as the Smith-Jacobs House, is a historic dwelling located in Lake City, Iowa, United States. G.C. Smith was born in Lake City in 1861, and his parents Peter and Sarah were pioneer settlers here. He was a local businessman who married Lottie Belle Huff in Lake City. They had this 2½-story, brick, Queen Anne house built in 1901. John W. and Bertha Jacobs bought the house from the Smiths in 1913. He was a local attorney and politician. They lived in the house into the mid-1960s. The house was designed by a Racine, Wisconsin architect whose last name was Flagel. The high degree of integrity makes it significant. The asymmetrical, cross-gable structure has a prominent porch on the southeast corner. Between the first and second floors is a beltcourse of rough brick, and there is a bracketed cornice at the roofline. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Location

500 W. Main St.
Lake City, Calhoun County, Iowa
42.26760, -94.73876

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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When was Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House listed on the National Register?

Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House?

Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House?

The period of significance for Smith, Gen. Cass and Belle, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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