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Abiathar and Nancy White House
The Abiathar and Nancy White House is a historic building located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Built c. 1840, this is the largest Federal-style building in the city. Abiathar and Nancy White moved their family to Burlington from Dighton, Massachusetts in 1838. They acquired this property the same year. Abiathar was a carpenter who may have built this house. One of Abiathar and Nancy's sons, Charles Abiathar White, became a well-known geologist and paleontologist. This was his childhood home. The house was built as a single-family dwelling, but since 1850 it has been listed as a multiple-family dwelling. It was built into a limestone hillside. The brick structure rises three stories and includes an attic. It features side gables with parapets between the chimneys, dentiled brick cornice, limestone lintels and sills, and a two-story frame front porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Abiathar and Nancy White House
The Abiathar and Nancy White House is a historic building located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Built c. 1840, this is the largest Federal-style building in the city. Abiathar and Nancy White moved their family to Burlington from Dighton, Massachusetts in 1838. They acquired this property the same year. Abiathar was a carpenter who may have built this house. One of Abiathar and Nancy's sons, Charles Abiathar White, became a well-known geologist and paleontologist. This was his childhood home. The house was built as a single-family dwelling, but since 1850 it has been listed as a multiple-family dwelling. It was built into a limestone hillside. The brick structure rises three stories and includes an attic. It features side gables with parapets between the chimneys, dentiled brick cornice, limestone lintels and sills, and a two-story frame front porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Jul 04, 2014
Posted Date
Sep 08, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jul 04, 2014
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Wikipedia
Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014
National Register of Historic Places - Abiathar and Nancy White House
Statement of Significance: Abaithar White left Massachusetts and was received into membership in the Methodist Church in Burlington, Iowa, in 1836. He was a carpenter by trade and, probably, saw great potential in the new territory. He and his family operated a sash and door factory on lot 214 directly adjacent to the lot on which they lived. Mr. White died in 1849, and family ownership of the property ceased by 1852. This house is the largest Federal style building in Burlington, Iowa, and is the first house visible to people entering the state via U.S. 34. The building is the largest (four story) example of the Federal style in Burlington. Four smaller buildings (two story) of this style are in the 600 block of North Main and two are located across from the Amtrak station on South Main. The Jonathan C. Hall house at 418 Columbia is also a two-story structure like the others located on Main.
National Register of Historic Places - Abiathar and Nancy White House
Statement of Significance: Abaithar White left Massachusetts and was received into membership in the Methodist Church in Burlington, Iowa, in 1836. He was a carpenter by trade and, probably, saw great potential in the new territory. He and his family operated a sash and door factory on lot 214 directly adjacent to the lot on which they lived. Mr. White died in 1849, and family ownership of the property ceased by 1852. This house is the largest Federal style building in Burlington, Iowa, and is the first house visible to people entering the state via U.S. 34. The building is the largest (four story) example of the Federal style in Burlington. Four smaller buildings (two story) of this style are in the 600 block of North Main and two are located across from the Amtrak station on South Main. The Jonathan C. Hall house at 418 Columbia is also a two-story structure like the others located on Main.
Posted Date
Sep 08, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jan 15, 2014
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
