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Joseph P. Mentzer House

Coordinates: 42°01′46.9″N 91°35′19.1″W / 42.029694°N 91.588639°W / 42.029694; -91.588639
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Joseph P. Mentzer House
Joseph P. Mentzer House is located in Iowa
Joseph P. Mentzer House
Joseph P. Mentzer House is located in the United States
Joseph P. Mentzer House
Location2233 3rd Ave.,
Marion, Iowa
Coordinates42°01′46.9″N 91°35′19.1″W / 42.029694°N 91.588639°W / 42.029694; -91.588639
Arealess than one acre
Built1868
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.82002629[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 2002

The Joseph P. Mentzer House is a historic building located in Marion, Iowa, United States. An Ohio native, Mentzer made his fortune as a merchant and as a banker in Marion.[2] After his business partnership dissolved in 1865, he turned his attention to a 170-acre (69 ha) farm he bought on the edge of town. He built this 2½-story Second Empire house in 1868. It features a mansard roof with bracketed eaves and a single-story rear wing. The house remained in the Mentzer family into the 1930s. At one point it had been converted into three apartments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ralph Christian. "Joseph P. Mentzer House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-16. with photos