C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy, Winterset

Name: C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy
Address: Winterset, United States

#14 among attractions in Winterset

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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. He settled in Winterset in 1853 after he made his fortune, and worked as a real estate agent, farmer, livestock dealer, and banker. The 7.5-by-10.33-foot structure is composed of roughly squared quarry faced rubble that is laid in a two against one bond. There is a stone vault with a depth of 6 feet beneath the entire structure. The privy served the C.D. Bevington House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It is now part of a museum complex operated by the Madison County Historical Society. ()

Built: 1856 (168 years ago)Coordinates: 41°19'40"N, 94°0'53"W

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C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.8 miSE
Observation decks and towers, View point, Memorial
Clark Tower, Winterset
20 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.
0.6 miNE
Bridge
Cutler–Donahoe Bridge, Winterset
15 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.
0.5 miN
Tower, Neo-renaissance architecture
Madison County Courthouse, Winterset
13 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.
~1890 ftN
41°19'58"N • 94°0'45"W
John Wayne Birthplace, Winterset
10 min walk • Historical place, Specialty museum, Museum
0.5 miN
41°20'3"N • 94°0'49"W
Iowa Quilt Museum, Winterset
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0.5 miN
Romanesque architecture
Winterset Courthouse Square Commercial Historic District, Winterset
13 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.
~80 ftW
Museum, Vernacular architecture, History museum
C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn, Winterset
1 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.
~1900 ftN
Vernacular architecture
J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House, Winterset
10 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.
0.4 miN
Vernacular architecture
White, Winterset
12 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.
0.6 miNE
Vernacular architecture
William R. and Martha Foster Shriver House, Winterset
16 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.
~1950 ftNW
Vernacular architecture
Guiberson House, Winterset
10 min walk • The Guiberson House is a historic residence located in Winterset, Iowa, United States. Edwin R. Guiberson settled in Winterset in the late 1840s, and worked as a lot agent selling property after the town was platted. He also served a term as County Judge.

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Which popular attractions are close to C.D. and Eliza Heath Bevington Privy?

Nearby attractions include C.D. Bevington House and Stone Barn, Winterset (1 min walk), John Wayne Birthplace, Winterset (10 min walk), J.G. and Elizabeth S. Vawter House, Winterset (10 min walk), Guiberson House, Winterset (10 min walk).