Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store

The Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Built in 1866 to house a dry goods store, it is an early example of a vernacular limestone commercial building.[2] The two-story structure is composed of locally quarried ashlar and rubble stone. It features chamfered quoins and jambs, and a bracketed stone cornice. Its construction has been attributed to local stonemason David Harris.[2] The storefront has subsequently been altered. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987,[1] and it was included as a contributing property in the Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District in 2015.[3]

Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store
Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store is located in Iowa
Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store
Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store is located in the United States
Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store
Location1st and Court
Winterset, Iowa
Coordinates41°20′03″N 94°00′52″W / 41.33417°N 94.01444°W / 41.33417; -94.01444
Arealess than one acre
Built1866
Built byDavid Harris
Part ofWinterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District (ID15000915)
MPSLegacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.87001690[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1987

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Roslea Johnson. "Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-28. with photos
  3. ^ Leah D. Roger. "Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-28.