Carroll Alsop House
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| Location | 1907 A Ave., E., Oskaloosa, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′48.6″N 92°37′22.6″W / 41.296833°N 92.622944°W |
| Area | 1.75 acres (0.71 ha) |
| Built | 1951 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Architectural style | Usonian |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002142[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 1988 |
Carroll Alsop House) is a historic house located at 1907 A Avenue East in Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Description and history[edit]
It is one of seven Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian houses located in Iowa, and one of two that were constructed in Oskaloosa.[2] Both were completed in 1951. This house is an L-plan, unless you count the carport, which makes it a T-plan. It was a custom-built house that embodied the ideals of "free and simple living, in touch with nature, for the family of moderate means."[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 9, 1988.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Chery Peterson, Ralph J. Christian. "Carroll Alsop House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2 (S.304)
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