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| Location | 101 Oak, NW. Elkader, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°51′10.8″N91°24′26.6″W / 42.853000°N 91.407389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1867 |
| Built by | Henry Behnke |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000503 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1977 |
The Schmidt House, also known as the Bandow Apartments, is a historic building located in Elkader, Iowa, United States. The two-story brick structure was built in 1867 by Wolfgang and John Blasius Schmidt, who were immigrants from Bavaria. [2] They built their brewery next to the house, no longer extant, and it remained in operation until 1884 when prohibition passed in Iowa. The duplex is a vernacular form of the Federal style. At one time it had a common kitchen and dining room, with a summer kitchen, no longer extant, in the rear. The building was converted into apartments in the late 19th- or early 20th-century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]
