Abiathar and Nancy White House
Abiathar and Nancy White House | |
| Location | 713 N. Main St. Burlington, Iowa |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°48′50″N 91°06′01.5″W / 40.81389°N 91.100417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1840 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 13001076[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 15, 2014 |
The Abiathar and Nancy White House is a historic building located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Built c. 1840, this is the largest Federal-style building in the city.[2] Abiathar and Nancy White moved their family to Burlington from Dighton, Massachusetts in 1838. They acquired this property the same year. Abiathar was a carpenter who may have built this house. One of Abiathar and Nancy's sons, Charles Abiathar White, became a well-known geologist and paleontologist.[2] This was his childhood home.
The house was built as a single-family dwelling, but since 1850 it has been listed as a multiple-family dwelling. It was built into a limestone hillside. The brick structure rises three stories and includes an attic. It features side gables with parapets between the chimneys, dentiled brick cornice, limestone lintels and sills, and a two-story frame front porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Kay Weiss. "White, Abiathar and Nancy (Corey), House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2011.