E.A. and Rebecca Marsh House, Grinnell

Name: E.A. and Rebecca Marsh House
Address: Grinnell, United States

#11 among attractions in Grinnell

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The E.A. and Rebecca Marsh House is a historic dwelling located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. Marsh was a jeweler and a leading businessman in the city. His wife, Rebecca Penrose Johnson, bought the property in 1891. Her father was a successful businessman who amassed his own fortune, which is probably why the property was bought in her name. The two-story frame structure features a hipped roof with cross gables and a corner tower. It is one 19 Queen Anne houses in Grinnell with a corner tower. Unlike most of the others, it has maintained a high degree of historic integrity. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ()

Built: 1893 (131 years ago)Architectural style: Queen Anne style architectureCoordinates: 41°44'34"N, 92°43'5"W

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E.A. and Rebecca Marsh House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Merchants' National Bank, Goodnow Hall, Christian Science Society, Faulconer Gallery.

0.4 miW
Art Nouveau architecture
Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell
11 min walk • The Merchants' National Bank building is a historic commercial building located in Grinnell, Iowa. It is one of a series of small banks designed by Louis Sullivan in the Midwest between 1909 and 1919.
~1850 ftNW
Romanesque architecture
Goodnow Hall, Grinnell
9 min walk • Goodnow Hall is a historic structure located on the Grinnell College campus in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. A tornado struck the college's campus in 1882, and this was one of four buildings that replaced the destroyed buildings.
0.7 miNW
Church
Christian Science Society, Grinnell
19 min walk • Charles H. Spencer House, formerly Christian Science Society and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Grinnell, located in Grinnell, Iowa, in the United States, is an historic Carpenter Gothic house which was converted into a church. On January 25, 1980, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
~1770 ftNW
41°44'49"N • 92°43'18"W
Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell
9 min walk • Art museum, Museum
~1630 ftW
Romanesque architecture, Library
Stewart Library, Grinnell
8 min walk • The Stewart Building, formerly home to Stewart Library and current home to the Grinnell Area Arts Council, is a historic building located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States.
~1810 ftW
Romanesque architecture
Bowers and McDonald Office Building, Grinnell
9 min walk • The Bowers and McDonald Office Building is a historic structure located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. J.B. Bowers and M.W. McDonald had the building built as a speculative real-estate venture. Its construction is attributed to R.G.
~1310 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
Levi P. Grinnell House, Grinnell
7 min walk • The Levi P. Grinnell House is a historic dwelling located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. Grinnell was one of three brothers from Vermont who settled in Poweshiek County in the 1850s.
0.6 miN
Universities and schools
Grinnell College, Grinnell
16 min walk • Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa. It was founded in 1846 when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College.

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Which popular attractions are close to E.A. and Rebecca Marsh House?

Nearby attractions include Levi P. Grinnell House, Grinnell (7 min walk), Stewart Library, Grinnell (8 min walk), Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell (9 min walk), Bowers and McDonald Office Building, Grinnell (9 min walk).