C. P. Shipley House

C. P. Shipley House
Location114 3rd St., NW
Mason City, Iowa
Coordinates43°09′16.9″N 93°12′10.8″W / 43.154694°N 93.203000°W / 43.154694; -93.203000
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSPrairie School Architecture in Mason City TR
NRHP reference No.80001440[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1980

The C. P. Shipley House was a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Clinton Pardes Shipley (1851–1936) was a native of Baltimore County, Maryland. He married Margaret A. McMillin (1853–1940) in Mason City on November 17, 1875.[2] The two-story Prairie School house, completed in 1913, had a stucco exterior, a broad hip roof and overhanging eaves.[3] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The house has subsequently been torn down. The Globe Gazette building is now on the property.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Mason City's Prairie School Architecture". Iowa GenWeb. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. ^ Ronald Schmitt. "C.P. Shipley House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 5, 2016. with photos