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Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District

Coordinates: 42°6′55″N 91°23′20″W / 42.11528°N 91.38889°W / 42.11528; -91.38889
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Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District
Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District is located in Iowa
Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District
Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District is located in the United States
Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District
Location0.5 mi. N of jct. of Matsell Ln. and Stone City Rd.
Nearest cityViola, Iowa
Coordinates42°6′55″N 91°23′20″W / 42.11528°N 91.38889°W / 42.11528; -91.38889
Area123 acres (50 ha)
Built1931
Architectural styleGabled front and wing house
NRHP reference No.03000476[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 2003

Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District is a 123-acre (50 ha) historic district near Viola, Iowa.

A date of significance for the district is 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The district includes four contributing buildings and one other contributing site.[1]

History

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This historic district is the location where Grant Wood sketched for his 1931 painting Fall Plowing. The painting is one of Wood's regional works that features the agrarian life of rural Iowa. The district includes four buildings that Wood depicted in the painting, including two barns that he omitted from the final painting. Grant Wood's 1931 oil on canvas painting Fall Plowing is part of the John Deere Art Collection.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition". State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved January 23, 2012.