Mrs. Margaret Sieben House

Historic house in Iowa, United States
United States historic place
Mrs. Margaret Sieben House
42°05′21″N 90°50′09″W / 42.08917°N 90.83583°W / 42.08917; -90.83583
Arealess than one acre
Built1869
Architectural styleVernacular
MPSLimestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS
NRHP reference No.92000916[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1992

The Mrs. Margaret Sieben House is a historic residence located north of Baldwin, Iowa, United States. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 101 are houses. This is one of the largest stone houses built in that era, but what makes it unique is the use of ashlar blocks for the major elevations.[2] It also features "high style" elements such as the denticulated cornice. There is a wing on the south side of the house with an enclosed wooden porch. The house is located at the end of a long lane facing a gently sloping hillside. Margaret Sieben was a native of Oldenberg, Germany who settled in Jackson County in 1850 and married Diederick Sieben, also a German immigrant, the following year. After his death in 1861 she ran the farm herself, and had this house built in 1869. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Molly Meyers Naumann. "Mrs. Margaret Sieben House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-21. with five photos from 1991
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