Big Mill Homestead

Big Mill Homestead
Location Paradise Valley Rd. west of Bellevue
Coordinates 42°16′15″N 90°31′03″W / 42.27083°N 90.51750°W / 42.27083; -90.51750Coordinates: 42°16′15″N 90°31′03″W / 42.27083°N 90.51750°W / 42.27083; -90.51750
Area less than one acre
Built 1850
Architectural style Vernacular
MPS Limestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS
NRHP Reference # 91001075[1]
Added to NRHP August 30, 1991

Big Mill Homestead is a historic residence located west of Bellevue, Iowa, United States. It is one of over 217 limestone structures in Jackson County from the mid-19th century, of which 101 are houses. This is one of 12 houses with a hip roof.[2] It was built around 1850 into the side of a hill, so the south elevation has three floors and the north elevation has two. The cube-shaped structure features cut coursed stone with blocks of various sizes and shapes, and limestone sills and lintels. There is no indication that this house was ever stuccoed, as several in the vicinity were.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Molly Meyers Naumann. "Big Mill Homestead" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-24. with five photos from 1990-1991


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