Franklin Pearson House


Franklin Pearson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Dodge St. Keosauqua, Iowa
Coordinates	40°44′08″N 91°58′04″W / 40.73556°N 91.96778°W / 40.73556; -91.96778Coordinates: 40°44′08″N 91°58′04″W / 40.73556°N 91.96778°W / 40.73556; -91.96778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1845
Built by	Franklin Pearson
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP Reference #	78001267^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 1978

The Franklin Pearson House is a historic residence located in Keosauqua, Iowa, United States. Pearson was a Maryland native who settled in Iowa in 1835 after it was opened to settlement. He was a master stone mason who built this house and other structures in southeastern Iowa, including Old Main at Iowa Wesleyan University.^[2] He was a devout Methodist who hosted services on the upper floor of his house. Pearson was also an abolitionist and involved with the Underground Railroad. The two-story structure was built in 1845, and is a rare vernacular Georgian style house in Iowa.^[2] Pearson imported the style from his native Maryland. The exterior of the first story is stone while the second is brick. A tornado destroyed the chimneys and most of the brick from the east wall. It was rebuilt using brick from a church that had been destroyed in the same storm. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Libby Morgan Woodruff. "Franklin Pearson House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

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National Register of Historic Places in Van Buren County, Iowa

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Kilbourn	Kilbourn Bridge

Milton	Eisenhower Bridge

Mount Zion	Abner Martin House

Vernon	Vernon School

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Buren County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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