Sprague, Winterset

#21 among attractions in Winterset

Vernacular architecture, Interesting neighbourhood

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The Sprague, Brown, and Knowlton Store is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Built in 1866 to house a dry goods store, it is an early example of a vernacular limestone commercial building. The two-story structure is composed of locally quarried ashlar and rubble stone. It features chamfered quoins and jambs, and a bracketed stone cornice. Its construction has been attributed to local stonemason David Harris. The storefront has subsequently been altered. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987, and it was included as a contributing property in the Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District in 2015. ()

Built: 1866 (158 years ago)Coordinates: 41°20'3"N, 94°0'52"W

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Sprague – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Clark Tower, Cutler–Donahoe Bridge, Madison County Courthouse, John Wayne Birthplace.

1.1 miSE
Observation decks and towers, View point, Memorial
Clark Tower, Winterset
29 min walk • Clark Tower is a castle-like limestone tower located in Winterset City Park in Winterset, Iowa, United States. It was erected in 1926, on the eightieth anniversary of the founding of Madison County, in memory of Caleb Clark, a stonemason who was the first white settler of Madison County, and his wife Ruth Clanton Clark.
0.5 miSE
Bridge
Cutler–Donahoe Bridge, Winterset
14 min walk • Cutler–Donahoe Bridge is a 79-foot-long covered bridge in Madison County, Iowa. It was built in 1870 by Eli Cox. It originally crossed the North River near Bevington, Iowa. In 1979, the bridge was moved to its current location at the entrance to the Winterset City Park.
~330 ftNE
Tower, Neo-renaissance architecture
Madison County Courthouse, Winterset
2 min walk • The Madison County Courthouse is located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource.
~770 ftSE
41°19'58"N • 94°0'45"W
John Wayne Birthplace, Winterset
4 min walk • Historical place, Specialty museum, Museum
~190 ftE
41°20'3"N • 94°0'49"W
Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset
1 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~190 ftN
Romanesque architecture
Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, Winterset
1 min walk • Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
0.4 miS
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn, Winterset
12 min walk • The C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn are historic buildings located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Bevington was a pharmacist who passed through the area in 1849 on his way to the California Gold Rush.
~670 ftSE
Vernacular architecture
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House, Winterset
4 min walk • The J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. J.G. Vawter settled in Winterset in 1854 and was a local merchant. His wife Elizabeth owned this house. They left the community sometime before 1865. This 2½-story structure is composed of locally quarried limestone.
~80 ftW
Vernacular architecture
White, Winterset
1 min walk • The White, Munger and Company Store is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Built in 1861 by Evan V. Evans who owned the property the building sits on, it is an early example of a vernacular limestone commercial building. The two-story structure is composed of locally quarried ashlar and rubble stone.
0.4 miS
Vernacular architecture
C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy, Winterset
12 min walk • The C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy is a historic building located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Bevington was a pharmacist who passed through the area in 1849 on his way to the California Gold Rush.
0.4 miE
Vernacular architecture
William R. and Martha Foster Shriver House, Winterset
10 min walk • The William R. and Martha Foster Shriver House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. William R. Shriver was an Ohio native who settled in Jefferson County, Iowa before he moved to Madison County in 1853–54. He married Martha Foster in 1858 in Winterset.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sprague?

Nearby attractions include White, Winterset (1 min walk), Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, Winterset (1 min walk), Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset (1 min walk), Madison County Courthouse, Winterset (2 min walk).