Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store

Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store
Location 1st and Court
Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates 41°20′03″N 94°00′52″W / 41.33417°N 94.01444°W / 41.33417; -94.01444Coordinates: 41°20′03″N 94°00′52″W / 41.33417°N 94.01444°W / 41.33417; -94.01444
Area less than one acre
Built 1866
Built by David Harris
Part of Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District (#15000915)
MPS Legacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 87001690[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 1987

The Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Built in 1866 to house a dry goods store, it is an early example of a vernacular limestone commercial building.[2] The two-story structure is composed of locally quarried ashlar and rubble stone. It features chamfered quoins and jambs, and a bracketed stone cornice. Its construction has been attributed to local stonemason David Harris.[2] The storefront has subsequently been altered. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987,[1] and it was included as a contributing property in the Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District in 2015.[3]

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 Roslea Johnson. "Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-28. with photos
  3. ↑ Leah D. Roger. "Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-28.


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