The Timothy Davis House (also known as Witt Funeral Home and the Leonard Funeral Home) is a historic building located at 405 First Street NW in Elkader, Iowa.

Timothy Davis House
Timothy Davis House is located in Iowa
Timothy Davis House
Timothy Davis House is located in the United States
Timothy Davis House
Location405 1st St., NW.
Elkader, Iowa
Coordinates42°51′23.5″N 91°24′30.5″W / 42.856528°N 91.408472°W / 42.856528; -91.408472
Arealess than one acre
Built1860
NRHP reference No.76000746[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1976

Description and history

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Timothy Davis was a businessman, attorney and town speculator, who along with John Thompson and Chester Sage laid out the town of Elkader in the mid-1840s.[2] They built a saw- and gristmill here before Davis moved back to Dubuque. He returned to Elkader a couple years later and built this home, where he spent his remaining years. The 2½-story brick structure was built in the vernacular Federal style. Its dominate decorative feature is the front porch, which is a recreation of the original.

Ground was broken for the house on June 13, 1866.[3]

The house has subsequently been used as a funeral home, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1976.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Patricia Koehn. "Timothy Davis House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-04. with photos
  3. ^ "New Buildings". Clayton County Journal. 13 June 1866. Archived from the original on March 20, 2018. Retrieved 2023-05-19.