Allen House, Dyersville
Facts and practical information
The Allen House is a historic building located in Dyersville, Iowa, United States. T.F. Allen was a land speculator and developer who had this house built in 1857, which was the peak year for building in Dyersville. That year the town was the terminus of the Dubuque and Pacific Railway. Thirty houses were built in the town that year, and others were under contract. Within a year, the railroad had expanded further west, and the town was in an economic depression exacerbated by the Panic of 1857. There is no mention of Allen or his family in Dyersville in the 1860 United States Census. ()
Dyersville
Allen House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: National Farm Toy Museum, Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Memorial Building, James Kennedy Public Library.