Alois and Annie Weber House

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Alois and Annie Weber House
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Front and southeastern side
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Location802 Orleans Ave.
Keokuk, Iowa
Coordinates 40°24′9″N91°22′44″W / 40.40250°N 91.37889°W / 40.40250; -91.37889
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1873
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP reference No. 02000375 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2002

The Alois and Annie Weber House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. [2] The significance of the three-story house is its association with the period of industrial growth in the city when it was built and as a fine local example of the Second Empire style. [3] It features an asymmetrical concave mansard roof, decorative brackets, and pedimented dormer windows. The house is noteworthy for its tall narrow windows and high ceilings. [4] Two additions were added to the rear of the house not long after the main house was built. The Queen Anne-style wraparound porch is supported by 14 classical columns. It also features a balustrade and spindlework along the beadboard ceiling. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [1]

Alois Weber founded A. Weber & Co., a hardware business and was known throughout the Midwest. [4] He ran the business until his death in 1917. His wife Annie owned a millinery shop from 1856 to 1887. She died in 1898.

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