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Frank G. Ray House and Carriage House

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Built
  
1890

Opened
  
1890

Added to NRHP
  
10 December 1982

NRHP Reference #
  
82000403

Architectural style
  
American Queen Anne style

Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House

Location
  
912 1st Ave. Vinton, Iowa

The Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House, also known as Ray Towers, is a historic residence located in Vinton, Iowa, United States. Ray was a local businessman who was associated with the Iowa Canning Company, the largest corporation in Benton County and a major employer in the region. His 2½-story frame Queen Anne house features a complex composition that includes a wraparound front porch, three decorative chimneys, a three-story round tower, porte-cochère, and small porches at various places on all stories. The carriage house features decorative shingles and an irregular roofline that is capped with a cupola and weather vane. They were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House Wikipedia