William Suiter House

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Location227 Wisconsin
Le Claire, Iowa
Coordinates 41°35′52.2738″N90°20′45.8082″W / 41.597853833°N 90.346057833°W / 41.597853833; -90.346057833
Arealess than one acre
Built1855
MPS Houses of Mississippi River Men TR
NRHP reference No. 79003708 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 13, 1979

The William Suiter House is an historic building located in Le Claire, Iowa, United States. The house was built in 1855 and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979. [1] The property is part of the Houses of Mississippi River Men Thematic Resource, which covers the homes of men from LeClaire who worked on the Mississippi River as riverboat captains, pilots, builders and owners. [2]

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William Suiter

William Suiter was one of three generations of his family to make his living on the river. [2] Born in 1826, he was one of the sons of Phillip Suiter, who was one of Le Claire's original settlers and river pilots. [3] William began his river career as a raft hand. He became a river pilot by the time he was 21 and worked in the profession for close to 40 years. His three sons, Mordecai, William and Charles, all went to work for the railroad, which replaced the steamboat as a primary form of transportation in the region. [3]

Architecture

The William Suiter House is a simple two-story, three-bay, frame structure with a shallow gable roof. It follows a traditional center-hall plan and single pile arrangement. The main entrance is located in the center bay and is flanked by sidelights and sheltered by a small gable roof. The windows are 6 over 6 sash in flat, plain surrounds. The frame and concrete-block additions built onto the rear of the house are more recent. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Houses of Mississippi River Men Thematic Resource". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: William Suiter House". National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-04-11. with photo