Chaffee-Hunter House

Chaffee-Hunter House
Location 1821 8th St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°36′39.7″N 93°37′40.4″W / 41.611028°N 93.627889°W / 41.611028; -93.627889Coordinates: 41°36′39.7″N 93°37′40.4″W / 41.611028°N 93.627889°W / 41.611028; -93.627889
Area less tha one acre
Built 1886
Architectural style Queen Anne
Part of Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District (#16000687)
MPS Towards a Greater Des Moines MPS
NRHP reference # 98001274[1]
Added to NRHP October 22, 1998

The Chaffee-Hunter House is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1886, the single family dwelling is named for its first two residents, Henry L. Chaffee and Edward H. Hunter who bought it from Chaffee in 1891. The house calls attention to Hunter who served as the local postmaster from 1894 to 1898. He conceived and implemented the idea of a streetcar-mounted collection box for the mail. It was later implemented in other cities in the country.[2] The 2½-story frame Queen Anne structure features a gable-on-hip roof with intersecting gables, a brick foundation, wrap-around porch, and dormer windows. The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] It was included as a contributing property in the Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District in 2016.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ William C. Page; Joanne R. Walroth. "Chaffee-Hunter House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-20. with photo(s)
  3. ↑ William C. Page. "Polk County Homestead and Trust Company Addition Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-01.


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