National Register of Historic Places

Squiers, J. E., House

Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
Listed
April 19, 1995
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
95000385

About this property

The J.E. Squiers House, also known as the Squiers Manor Bed and Breakfast, is a historic building located in Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. The architectural and historic significance of this house is attributed to its being "a well-preserved example of late nineteenth century domestic architecture in Maquoketa's most prominent residential neighborhood and for its association with the life and career of James Emery Squiers, a prominent local businessman." Built in 1882, the 21⁄2-story brick house features elements consistent with the Queen Anne and Stick styles. It follows a central hall floor plan with two rectangular projecting bays, a three-sided bay window, a kitchen addition on the back, and a hipped roof with intersecting gable sections. Squiers ran a dry goods business downtown, which he sold in 1885. He was elected president of the First National Bank of Maquoketa, a position he held until two months before his death in 1911. There was no mortgage to pay for the construction of this house, which attests to the Squiers' wealth. The house was included as a contributing property in the West Pleasant Street Historic District in 1991, and it was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

Location

418 W. Pleasant St.
Maquoketa, Jackson County, Iowa
42.06805, -90.67123

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When was Squiers, J. E., House listed on the National Register?

Squiers, J. E., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1995.

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Squiers, J. E., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Squiers, J. E., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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