Built 1857 Opened 1857 | NRHP Reference # 84001270 Added to NRHP 12 January 1984 | |
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Location 220 N. 4th St.
Keokuk, Iowa Architectural styles Second Empire architecture, Federal architecture Similar Frank J Weess House, Gen Samuel R Curtis Ho, Cattermole Memorial Library, St Barnabas Episcopal, St John's Episcopal Church | ||
The E. H. Harrison House in Keokuk, Iowa, United States was built in 1857. The combination Federal and Second Empire style house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is believed that this is the first house in Iowa to have a Mansard roof. Its interior staircase is said to be one of seven in existence in the United States. The house was built by Enos H. Harrison, who was a successful business man originally from Elizabeth, New Jersey. In Iowa he helped establish the Iowa State Bank and served as its first president. He also helped to establish the waterworks in Keokuk, an insurance company and was involved with the Unitarian Church.
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