Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House

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Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House
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Location715 W. Park Rd.
Iowa City, Iowa
Coordinates 41°40′15.5″N91°32′56″W / 41.670972°N 91.54889°W / 41.670972; -91.54889
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
ArchitectStuart Hobbs Sims
Architectural style Tudor Revival
Craftsman
NRHP reference No. 100000792 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 2017

The Dr. Albert Henry Byfield House is a historic building located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Completed in 1917, the two-story house combines elements of the Tudor Revival and the Craftsman styles. It was designed by Stuart Hobbs Sims, an engineering professor at the University of Iowa. [2] It features asymmetrical facades, a two-story porch on the east elevation, and a tile roof with a cat-slide gable. The first owner of the house, Dr. Byfield, founded the Pediatrics Department at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. [3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [1]

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