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HIGHWAY 23, S SIDE, 1/2 MILE W OF HILLSIDE SCHOOL RD

Historic Name:
HILLTOP FARM
Other Name:
HILLTOP CAMP
Reference Number:
47399

Property Location

Location (Address)
HIGHWAY 23, S SIDE, 1/2 MILE W OF HILLSIDE SCHOOL RD
County
Iowa
City/Village
Township
Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Town
8
Range
3
Direction
E
Section
36
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1942
Additions
Survey Date
1976
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Wood
Architect
Herb Fritz
Other Buildings On Site
Y
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
THE CAMP OWNER'S RESIDENCE HERE IS ATTACHED TO A 150 YEAR OLD GABLED BARN WITH CORNICE RETURNS. THE BUNKHOUSES OF THE CAMP ARE OLD, ONE-ROOM SCHOOLS FROM THE IMMEDIATE AREA WHICH WERE RELOCATED TO THE PRESENT SITE. THE LILAC HOUSE BUNKHOUSE WAS ORIGINALLY A SCHOOL ATTENDED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
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National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Not Listed
National Register Listing Date
State Register Listing Date
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Photographs
Barn at Hillside Home School

Barn at Hillside Home School

circa 1900-1909

Landscape, including a barn, at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Old Library at Hillside Home School

Old Library at Hillside Home School

circa 1900-1909

The old library at Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Old Home Building

Old Home Building

1892

Exterior of Hillside Home School, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Hillside Home School Boys' Dormitory

Hillside Home School Boys' Dormitory

1906

View of the west elevation of the dormitory for older boys at Hillside Home School, the school run by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The building was originally ...

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Old Library at Hillside Home School

Old Library at Hillside Home School

circa 1900-1909

A woman working in the library at Hillside Home school, an early progressive school operated by Ellen and Jane Lloyd Jones, aunts of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Ellen Lloyd Jones and Jane Lloyd Jones

Ellen Lloyd Jones and Jane Lloyd Jones

Cyanotype of sisters Ellen Lloyd Jones (left) and Jane Lloyd Jones (right) founders and administrators of Hillside Home School. The women are the aunts of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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