National Register of Historic Places

Sturdivant-Sawyer House

Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa
Listed
January 12, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84001202

About this property

Sturdivant-Sawyer House is a historic residence located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. The house was built by Francis M. Drake, a former Governor of Iowa and founder of Drake University in Des Moines, as a wedding gift for his daughter Mary Drake Sturdivant. The Sturdivants owned house until 1908, and then again from 1914 to 1917. J. L. Sawyers, a Drake son-in-law, used the house as a medical clinic from 1908 to 1914 while he resided in the Drake House. Frank S. Payne bought the house in 1917. He was a local attorney who served two terms in the Iowa General Assembly, was president of Iowa Southern Utilities Company, and president of the Centerville National Bank. His wife, Grace, served in the leadership of various local women's organizations. The house features Colonial Revival stylistic elements on a structure that follows an Italian Villa-type plan. Its most striking features are the two cyrtostyle porches with balconies above on the north and west elevations. The main facade on the west features a Palladian window above the porch. The basement-level garage was added sometime before 1924, and the sun porch above it was added in the mid-1950s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Location

707 Drake Ave.
Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa
40.72802, -92.87231

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When was Sturdivant-Sawyer House listed on the National Register?

Sturdivant-Sawyer House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Sturdivant-Sawyer House?

Sturdivant-Sawyer House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Sturdivant-Sawyer House is recorded as the industrial era.

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