George E. Stubbins House

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George E. Stubbins House
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Location248 1st Ave., SW.
Britt, Iowa
Coordinates 43°05′40″N93°48′12″W / 43.09444°N 93.80333°W / 43.09444; -93.80333
Arealess than one acre
Built1886
Architectural style Queen Anne
Stick-Eastlake
NRHP reference No. 99000453 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1999

The George E. Stubbins House, also known as the Reibsamen-Weiland House, is a historic residence located in Britt, Iowa, United States. George E. Stubbins was a local merchant who built the first brick commercial block in town, and served as Britt's first mayor. [2] Mary Reibsamen in 1922, and it has remained in that family at least into the late 1990s. The house is considered one of the finest Eastlake houses in Iowa. [2] Its Gothic Revival influences, which include the corner oriel window, the gabled and bracketed roof over the first-story bay, and the vergeboards, are combined with its cross-gable hip roof from the Queen Anne style to fully express the Stick style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 James E. Mallen. "George E. Stubbins House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 9, 2016.

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