The Dunsmore House is a historic building in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Thomas Chadwick, a master stonemason originally from England, built this house from native rusticated limestone about 1866. It is one of the earliest extant houses, and the only house made of limestone block still extant in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area.[2]

Dunsmore House
Dunsmore House is located in Iowa
Dunsmore House
Dunsmore House is located in the United States
Dunsmore House
Location902 Logan Avenue
Waterloo, Iowa
Coordinates42°30′47.7″N 92°20′14.5″W / 42.513250°N 92.337361°W / 42.513250; -92.337361
Arealess than one acre
Built1866
Built byThomas Chadwick
NRHP reference No.77000497[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1977

John F. Dunsmore, who worked for the Illinois Central Railroad, was the first occupant. The house features a symmetrical five bay facade, a brick chimney, and simple wooden cornice. A frame addition was built onto the back of the house in 1913. The wood and wrought iron porch is not original. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ John K. Beecher. "Dunsmore House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-22. with photos