William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District

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William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District
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Location 1134 I Ave.
Elliott, Iowa
Coordinates 41°08′26″N95°12′50″W / 41.14056°N 95.21389°W / 41.14056; -95.21389 Coordinates: 41°08′26″N95°12′50″W / 41.14056°N 95.21389°W / 41.14056; -95.21389
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built c. 1900
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP reference # 15000752 [1]
Added to NRHP October 23, 2015

The William and Amanda J. Ellis Farmstead Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located near Elliott, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1] At the time of its nomination it contained four resources, which included two contributing buildings, and two non-contributing buildings. [2] William and Amanda Jane Ellis owned this farm from 1882 to 1919. During that time the Queen Anne style house with Stick influences and the heavy timber frame barn were built. Both were constructed around 1900. Two garages are the non-contributing buildings.

Historic districts in the United States group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated as historically or architecturally significant

Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, properties, or sites by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided into two categories, contributing and non-contributing. Districts greatly vary in size: some have hundreds of structures, while others have just a few.

Elliott, Iowa City in Iowa, United States

Elliott is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States, along the East Nishnabotna River. The population was 350 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

The two-story, frame house is a T-plan structure with five gables. Four of the gables are decorated with knob-like beads and rosettes. The barn is three bays wide with a broken gable type roof with shed-gables. The central section is taller than its flanking sheds. The style was popular from 1900 into the 1920s. [2]

Gable Generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches

A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesthetic concerns. A gable wall or gable end more commonly refers to the entire wall, including the gable and the wall below it.

Bay (architecture) space defined by the vertical piers, in a building

In architecture, a bay is the space between architectural elements, or a recess or compartment. Bay comes from Old French baee, meaning an opening or hole.

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