Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House

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Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House
CHARLES HENRY AND CHARLOTTE NORTON HOUSE, POTTAWATTOMIC COUNTY, IA.jpg
Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House is located in Iowa
Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House
Location401 N. Chestnut St.
Avoca, Iowa
Coordinates41°28′46.9″N 95°20′10″W / 41.479694°N 95.33611°W / 41.479694; -95.33611Coordinates: 41°28′46.9″N 95°20′10″W / 41.479694°N 95.33611°W / 41.479694; -95.33611
Arealess than one acre
Built1878
Architectural styleItalianate
Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.04001401[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2004

The Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House is a historic building located in Avoca, Iowa, United States. Born in New York and raised in Cass County, Iowa, Norton settled in 1869 at a railroad stop that would become Avoca. He opened a general store that would grow to include hardware and then buggies, wagons, and harnesses.[2] This two-story brick Italianate house with Gothic Revival influences was completed in 1878. Its Italianate features include a two-story stairwell tower, window and door hoods, double front doors, tall arched windows with a round window to the left of the tower, and a single story bay behind the tower. The Gothic Revival style is realized primarily in the ornate vergeboards and the steep pitch of the gables. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Brian K. McCutchen; Carol Ahlgren. "Charles Henry and Charlotte Norton House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-14. with photos


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