Abiathar and Nancy White House

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Abiathar and Nancy White House
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Location713 N. Main St.
Burlington, Iowa
Coordinates 40°48′50″N91°06′01.5″W / 40.81389°N 91.100417°W / 40.81389; -91.100417 Coordinates: 40°48′50″N91°06′01.5″W / 40.81389°N 91.100417°W / 40.81389; -91.100417
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1840
Architectural style Federal
NRHP reference No. 13001076 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 2014

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. [2] 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. [2] 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. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Kay Weiss. "White, Abiathar and Nancy (Corey), House" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved 2011-11-21.