Upper Paradise

Upper Paradise
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Paradise Valley Rd. west of Bellevue
Coordinates	42°16′24″N90°30′20″W / 42.27333°N 90.50556°W / 42.27333; -90.50556
Area	less than one acre
Built	1849
Architectural style	Vernacular
MPS	Limestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001074 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 30, 1991

Upper Paradise is a historic building located west of Bellevue, Iowa, United States. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 101 are houses. It is one of 12 houses with a hip roof, and it is one of two that are capped with a belvedere. ^[2] It was built in 1849 into the side of a hill, so the south elevation has three floors and the north elevation has two. It features limestone sills and lintels. Another unusual feature of this house is that it was covered in a thick layer of stucco. ^[2] The other stone houses in the county that were stuccoed were only given a thin layer. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Molly Meyers Naumann. "Upper Paradise". National Park Service . Retrieved June 24, 2016. with five photos from 1991