Vincent House (Fort Dodge, Iowa)

Vincent House
Location 824 3rd Ave., S.
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Coordinates 42°30′09″N 94°11′08.5″W / 42.50250°N 94.185694°W / 42.50250; -94.185694Coordinates: 42°30′09″N 94°11′08.5″W / 42.50250°N 94.185694°W / 42.50250; -94.185694
Area less than one acre
Built 1871
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP reference # 73000743[1]
Added to NRHP April 23, 1973

The Vincent House is a historic building located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States. The distinguishing features of this three-story, red brick, Second Empire house is its mansard roof and wrap-around porch.[2] Web Vincent moved his family into the house in 1879 and it remained in the Vincent family until 1969 when Anne R. Vincent died. Vincent was a businessman who made his fortune in the local gypsum industry. A ballroom was located on the third floor and its walls were composed of gypsum plaster, which was the first time it was used in the United States.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Ethyl R. Rufer. "The Vincent House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-26. with photos


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