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COUNTY HIGHWAY H, W SIDE, .2 MILE N OF KNOBS RD

Historic Name:
RUGGLES STAGE STOP
Other Name:
Reference Number:
47319

Property Location

Location (Address)
COUNTY HIGHWAY H, W SIDE, .2 MILE N OF KNOBS RD
County
Iowa
City/Village
Township
Ridgeway
Unincorporated community
Town
7
Range
4
Direction
E
Section
27
Quarter Section
SE
Quarter Quarter Section
NW

Property Features

Year Built
1843
Additions
1852
Survey Date
1976
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Clapboard
Architect
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
THIS SIMPLE, FRAME HOUSE (BUILT 1843) WITH A FULL-LENGTH FRONT PORCH WAS PERHAPS THE EARLIEST FRAME HOUSE IN THE COUNTY. FOR A TIME, IT SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STOP. A FRAME BARN (BUILT 1852) IS ALSO LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY. WITH A FOUNDATION OF HUGE SANDSTONE BLOCKS, IT WAS CALLED "THE LARGEST COTTONPICKIN' BARN IN THE WHOLE WIDE STATE!" WHEN IT WAS BUILT.
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