Area less than one acre Built by Seth Wilson Opened 1862 Nearest city Earlham | Built 1862 NRHP Reference # 87001655 Added to NRHP 29 September 1987 | |
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Location 1¾ miles east of County Road P57 on County Road G14 MPS Legacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR People also search for Hogan and Martha A. Runkle Queen House | ||
The Seth and Elizabeth Wilson House is a historic residence located southeast of Earlham, Iowa, United States. Seth settled with relatives in the northwestern part of Madison County in 1854. They acquired 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) of land, of which Wilson himself bought 600 acres (240 ha). He was a Quaker, and he encouraged other Quakers to settle in this area. He was one of the people who developed the town of Earlham, selling the land for its establishment.
The house is an early example of a vernacular limestone farmhouse. This 1½-story structure is composed of ashlar and rubble stone. It is one of the few symmetrically massed rectangular stone houses built in the county. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.