E. H. Harrison House, Keokuk

Name: E. H. Harrison House
Address: Keokuk, United States

#17 among attractions in Keokuk

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The E. H. Harrison House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It was designed in a combination of Federal, Greek Revival, and Second Empire styles by local architect Frederick H. Moore, and built in 1857 by local builder R.P. Gray. It is believed that this is the first house in Iowa to have a Mansard roof, which is its Second Empire influence. The Federal style is found in the building's large windows, the elliptical doorway arch, the bowed two story front bay, and the brickwork. The Greek Revival style is found in the offset doorway. Its interior features a unique open, two-story, self-supporting staircase that is said to be one of seven in existence in the United States. Additions have been built onto the back of the house, but their dates are unknown. ()

Built: 1857 (167 years ago)Coordinates: 40°23'48"N, 91°22'52"W

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E. H. Harrison House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of All Saints, The Bridge, United States Post Office and Courthouse, Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House.

0.5 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Church of All Saints, Keokuk
13 min walk • The Church of All Saints is a parish of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Davenport. The church is located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. The church building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St. Peter Church, the name of the congregation that built it.
~1960 ftS
Bridge
The Bridge, Keokuk
10 min walk • The Keokuk-Hamilton bridge is a steel girder, 4-lane bridge from Keokuk, Iowa to Hamilton, Illinois. It carries U.S. Route 136 across the Mississippi River. It also has fully fenced off pedestrian walkway.
~830 ftW
Tower
United States Post Office and Courthouse, Keokuk
5 min walk • The Lee County Courthouse, also known as the South Lee County Courthouse and the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States.
~580 ftNE
History museum, Museum
Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House, Keokuk
3 min walk • The Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House is a historic building in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It is now operated as the Miller House Museum by the Lee County Historical Society. The significance of this house is its association with Samuel Freeman Miller who had it built.
0.4 miE
Dam
Lock and Dam No. 19, Keokuk
11 min walk • Lock and Dam No. 19 is a lock and dam located on the Upper Mississippi River near Keokuk, Iowa. In 2004, the facility was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Lock and Dam No. 19 Historic District, #04000179 covering 1,605 acres, 7 buildings, 12 structures, 1 object. The lock is owned and operated by the U.S.
0.4 miS
Ship
George M. Verity, Keokuk
12 min walk • George M. Verity is a historic towboat now displayed as a museum ship in Keokuk, Iowa. Built in 1927 as SS Thorpe, she is nationally significant for being one of only three surviving steam-powered towboats in existence in the United States.
0.6 miSE
Bridge
Keokuk Rail Bridge, Keokuk
15 min walk • The Keokuk Bridge, also known as the Keokuk Municipal Bridge, is a double-deck, single-track railway and highway bridge across the Mississippi River in the United States between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Illinois, just downstream of Mississippi Lock and Dam number 19.
~670 ftW
40°23'50"N • 91°23'0"W
Grand Theatre, Keokuk
4 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~140 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. John's Episcopal Church, Keokuk
1 min walk • St. John's Episcopal Church is a parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. It is located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. It was listed, together with the parish hall, on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
~1480 ftE
Greek Revival architecture
Gen. William Worth Belknap House, Keokuk
8 min walk • The Gen. William Worth Belknap House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. William Worth Belknap moved to Keokuk from upstate New York in the 1853 to practice law. He built this Greek Revival style house the following year. It is a two-story brick structure with a single-story wing.
~930 ftSE
Greek Revival architecture
Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House, Keokuk
5 min walk • The Gen. Samuel R. Curtis House is a historic building located in Keokuk, Iowa, United States. Samuel R. Curtis was an engineer, congressman and served as mayor of Keokuk in the 1850s.

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Nearby attractions include St. John's Episcopal Church, Keokuk (1 min walk), Justice Samuel Freeman Miller House, Keokuk (3 min walk), Grand Theatre, Keokuk (4 min walk), United States Post Office and Courthouse, Keokuk (5 min walk).