B.J. Ricker House, Grinnell

Name: B.J. Ricker House
Address: Grinnell, United States

#16 among attractions in Grinnell

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The B.J. Ricker House is a historic dwelling located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. The significance of this house is that it is an early example of Walter Burley Griffin's work. Construction on the house began in 1911, but millwork and labor problems pushed its completion to 1912. The two-story brick house features a rectangular plan, a high cement basement, four broad brick piers on the corners, and a gable roof that appears to hover over the main block. The veranda on the south side of the house follows a Greek cross plan. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ()

Built: 1911 (113 years ago)Coordinates: 41°45'8"N, 92°43'25"W

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B.J. Ricker House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.6 miS
Art Nouveau architecture
Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell
15 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.
~1980 ftS
Romanesque architecture
Goodnow Hall, Grinnell
10 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.
0.5 miSW
Church
Christian Science Society, Grinnell
13 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.
0.4 miS
41°44'49"N • 92°43'18"W
Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell
10 min walk • Art museum, Museum
0.6 miS
Romanesque architecture, Library
Stewart Library, Grinnell
15 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.
0.7 miS
Romanesque architecture
Bowers and McDonald Office Building, Grinnell
18 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.
0.5 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Levi P. Grinnell House, Grinnell
14 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.
~1130 ftE
Universities and schools
Grinnell College, Grinnell
6 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 B.J. Ricker House?

Nearby attractions include Grinnell College, Grinnell (6 min walk), Goodnow Hall, Grinnell (10 min walk), Faulconer Gallery, Grinnell (10 min walk), Christian Science Society, Grinnell (13 min walk).