B.J. Ricker House

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B.J. Ricker House
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Location1510 Broad St.
Grinnell, Iowa
Coordinates 41°45′08″N92°43′25″W / 41.75222°N 92.72361°W / 41.75222; -92.72361
Arealess than one acre
Built1911-1912
Architect Walter Burley Griffin
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP reference No. 79000937 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 25, 1979

The B.J. Ricker House is a historic dwelling located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. The significance of this house is that it is an early example of Walter Burley Griffin's work. [2] Construction on the house began in 1911, but millwork and labor problems pushed its completion to 1912. [2] The two-story brick house features a rectangular plan, a high cement basement, four broad brick piers on the corners, and a gable roof that appears to hover over the main block. The veranda on the south side of the house follows a Greek cross plan. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. 1 2 S.J. Klingensmith. "B.J. Ricker House". National Park Service . Retrieved April 14, 2016.