Area less than one acre Built by Samuel N. McKibben | Built 1866-1869 NRHP Reference # 74000800 Added to NRHP 27 August 1974 | |
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Similar Big Slough Creek Bridge, Old Jail, Trinity Episcopal Church, Muscatine County Courthouse, Lock and Dam No 16 | ||
S. M. McKibben House is an historic residence, now office building, located in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.
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History
Samuel N. McKibben was a native of Pennsylvania who moved to Iowa sometime before 1856. Successful in business he had this double house built for his family between 1866 and 1869. Over his years in Muscatine he was a lumber merchant, saloon operator, cultivator manufacturing and merchandising groceries, provisions, and the like. The house is one of the few early structures that remain in the oldest residential section of town. It has been re-purposed to house the local chamber of commerce.
Architecture
The Federal style house is a two-story structure that measures approximately 40 by 25 feet (12.2 by 7.6 m). The exterior of the double house is composed of red brick laid in common bond with headers every eighth course. The main facade features a symmetrical arrangement of openings. A major renovation of the house was undertaken in 1964. The original porches, front doors, and windows were removed.