Amaziah and Cornelia (Wait) Cannon House

Amaziah and Cornelia (Wait) Cannon House
Location 1581 N. Eisenhower Ave., Mason City, Iowa
Coordinates 43°10′01.6″N 93°15′37″W / 43.167111°N 93.26028°W / 43.167111; -93.26028Coordinates: 43°10′01.6″N 93°15′37″W / 43.167111°N 93.26028°W / 43.167111; -93.26028
Area less than one acre
Built 1866
Architectural style Mid 19th Century Revival
NRHP reference # 04000899[1]
Added to NRHP August 25, 2004

The Amaziah and Cornelia (Wait) Cannon House, also known as Crab Apple Grove, is a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. New York natives Amaziah and Cornelia Cannon settled here from Wisconsin in 1866 with their three children. They built this 1½-story stone house the same year in a grove of crab apple trees. It is one of three stone houses built during the settlement era remaining in Mason City.[2] It was occupied by the Cannons and their descendants until 1963, when the present house on the farmstead was built immediately to the east. This house is currently unoccupied and in a deteriorating condition. It has been used as a workshop intermittently. At the time of its construction it was 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of town, but the farmstead was incorporated into the city limits in the 1970s.[2] The immediate area has remained rural, however. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Alexa McDowell. "Amaziah and Cornelia (Wait) Cannon House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-05. with photos
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