The John H. Shoemake House, also known as the Shoemake-Muhl House, is a historic residence located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. A native of Tennessee, Shoemake was a local businessman and local politician who settled in Mahaska County from Illinois in 1848. He had this two-story brick residence built in 1852 at a time when most houses in the area were built of wood.[2] It follows the I-house plan, and it features Federal style elements that are found in the stepped gables, the massing of chimneys in pairs, and its overall symmetry. It was built with a flat roof, which was not unusual in Oskaloosa at the time.[2] The gable roof was added sometime after 1869. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
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| Location | 116 2nd Ave., W. Oskaloosa, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′36″N 92°38′46″W / 41.29333°N 92.64611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1852 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001276[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 1984 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen. "John H. Shoemake House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
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