C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy

C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy
Location805 S. 2nd Ave.
Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates41°19′40″N 94°00′53″W / 41.32778°N 94.01472°W / 41.32778; -94.01472
Arealess than one acre
Built1856
MPSLegacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.87001669[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1987

The C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Bevington was a pharmacist who passed through the area in 1849 on his way to the California Gold Rush. He settled in Winterset in 1853 after he made his fortune, and worked as a real estate agent, farmer, livestock dealer, and banker.[2][3] The 7.5-by-10.33-foot (2.29 by 3.15 m) structure is composed of roughly squared quarry faced rubble that is laid in a two against one bond. There is a stone vault with a depth of 6 feet (1.8 m) beneath the entire structure. The privy served the C.D. Bevington House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] It is now part of a museum complex operated by the Madison County Historical Society.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Henry C. Miller. "C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-25. with photos
  3. ^ Roslea Johnson. "C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-25. with photos