George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House

George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House
Location 2½ miles north of Winterset on G4R
Coordinates 41°23′18″N 93°58′26″W / 41.38833°N 93.97389°W / 41.38833; -93.97389Coordinates: 41°23′18″N 93°58′26″W / 41.38833°N 93.97389°W / 41.38833; -93.97389
Area less than one acre
Built 1856
Built by George Armstrong
MPS Legacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP reference # 87001668[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 1987

The George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House is a historic residence located north of Winterset, Iowa, United States. George Armstrong was a native of Ireland who settled with his wife Susan in Madison County in 1853. He bought 40 acres (16 ha) of land in 1855 on which he built this house a year later. In 1875, he still owned the same 40 acres, which suggests the Armstrongs were people of modest means.[2] The house is an early example of a vernacular limestone farmhouse. This single-story, one room structure is composed of roughly squared quarry faced and rubble limestone that was laid in courses in a random bond. It features quoins and door jambs that are composed of roughly squared quarry faced stone, and lintels and window sills of wood. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Roslea Johnson. "George and Susan Guiberson Armstrong House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-24. with photos


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