Keerl–Decker House, Mason City

Name: Keerl–Decker House
Address: 119 2nd St. SE, Mason City, United States

#6 among attractions in Mason City

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The Keerl–Decker House is a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. It was designed by local architect E.R. Bogardus, and completed in 1902. The two-story frame structure features a full height front porch with Ionic columns. There is also a similar single-story side porch. The house is capped with a hip roof with dormers, and a denticulated cornice with modillions. It was built for Irving Keerl, who served as Clerk of Courts for Cerro Gordo County, and he was one of the organizers of the Iowa State Bank of Mason City. The house is also associated with the Decker family who owned it from 1919 to 1965. They operated the Decker Meat Packing Plant, which is now operated by ConAgra Foods. The house was converted into a restaurant in the 1970s. It was at that time that an addition to house a commercial kitchen was built. The house has subsequently been converted into a bed and breakfast. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ()

Built: 1902 (122 years ago)Architectural style: NeoclassicismCoordinates: 43°8'59"N, 93°11'55"W

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119 2nd St. SEMason City United States

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Keerl–Decker House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Southbridge Mall, Dr. G.C. Stockman House, MacNider Art Museum, The Music Man Square.

~670 ftW
43°9'1"N • 93°12'4"W
Southbridge Mall, Mason City
4 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1980 ftNE
Historical place, Museum, Art museum
Dr. G.C. Stockman House, Mason City
10 min walk • The Dr. G.C. Stockman House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1908 for Dr. George C. and Eleanor Stockman in Mason City, Iowa. The home was originally located at 311 1st St. SE, but was moved to 530 1st St. NE to avoid demolition.
~670 ftE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
MacNider Art Museum, Mason City
4 min walk • MacNider Art Museum, officially the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum, is an art museum conceived in 1964 and opened to the public in 1966 in Mason City, Iowa. It is housed in a former convent.
~180 ftSW
43°8'57"N • 93°11'56"W
The Music Man Square, Mason City
1 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Theater
0.8 miE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue
East Park Band Shell, Mason City
21 min walk • The East Park Band Shell is a historic structure located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. The band shell was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the East Park Historic District.
~1990 ftNE
Bridge
State Street Bridge, Mason City
10 min walk • The State Street Bridge is a historic structure located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. The span carries East State Street over Willow Creek for 62 feet. In the mid- to late-19th century, State Street was the only road into town from the east.
~480 ftSE
Library
Mason City Public Library, Mason City
3 min walk • The Mason City Public Library is located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. The building that was funded by Andrew Carnegie, and is now an office building, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
~1050 ftNW
Chicago school architecture
First National Bank of Mason City, Mason City
6 min walk • The First National Bank of Mason City, also known as Norwest Bank Building and City Center of Mason City, is a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen, and it was the only Mason City commission for this firm.
~1180 ftNW
Concerts and shows, Opera, Theater
Parker's Opera House, Mason City
6 min walk • Parker's Opera House, also known as Opera House Store, Woolworth's and Parker Place, is a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. It was designed by the prominent Des Moines architect William Foster. Cousins H. G. and A. T. Parker built this structure as an opera house, which was the first one in the community.
~1810 ftNW
Church
First Church of Christ, Mason City
9 min walk • The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, located at 23 3rd Street, N.W. in Mason City, Iowa, is an historic structure that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, and as a contributing property in the Mason City Downtown Historic District in 2005.
0.7 miW
Church
St. John Baptist Church, Mason City
19 min walk • St. John Baptist Church is an African American Baptist congregation that started in 1919 and is the name of its historic church building at 715 6th Street SW in Mason City, Iowa that was built in 1937.

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Which popular attractions are close to Keerl–Decker House?

Nearby attractions include The Music Man Square, Mason City (1 min walk), Mason City Public Library, Mason City (3 min walk), MBA Building, Mason City (3 min walk), MacNider Art Museum, Mason City (4 min walk).

How to get to Keerl–Decker House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Keerl–Decker House:

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Comfort Station (7 min walk)