The Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House, also known as Ray Towers, is a historic residence located in Vinton, Iowa, United States. Ray was a local businessman who was associated with the Iowa Canning Company, the largest corporation in Benton County and a major employer in the region.[2] His 2½-story frame Queen Anne house features a complex composition that includes a wraparound front porch, three decorative chimneys, a three-story round tower, porte-cochère, and small porches at various places on all stories. The carriage house features decorative shingles and an irregular roofline that is capped with a cupola and weather vane. They were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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| Location | 912 1st Ave. Vinton, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 42°09′44″N 92°01′26″W / 42.16222°N 92.02389°W |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000403[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1982 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James Jacobsen. "Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-04. with photos
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