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J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House

Coordinates: 41°19′58″N 94°00′46″W / 41.33278°N 94.01278°W / 41.33278; -94.01278
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J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House is located in Iowa
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House is located in the United States
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House
Location223 S. 1st St.
Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates41°19′58″N 94°00′46″W / 41.33278°N 94.01278°W / 41.33278; -94.01278
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
Built byCaleb Clark
MPSLegacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.87001692[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1987

The J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. J.G. Vawter settled in Winterset in 1854 and was a local merchant. His wife Elizabeth owned this house. They left the community sometime before 1865. This 2½-story structure is composed of locally quarried limestone. Its construction is attributed to Caleb Clark, and it is the first mansion built in Madison County.[2] It features a main entry with a protruding arched, hood mold and a fan-shaped transom, large windows on the south elevation, lintels with cornices, two stone chimneys, a louvred attic window, and icicle-shaped bargeboards. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Roslea Johnson. "J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-24. with photos