J.E. Squiers House

J.E. Squiers House
Location 418 W. Pleasant St.
Maquoketa, Iowa
Coordinates 42°04′05″N 90°40′16″W / 42.06806°N 90.67111°W / 42.06806; -90.67111Coordinates: 42°04′05″N 90°40′16″W / 42.06806°N 90.67111°W / 42.06806; -90.67111
Area less than one acre
Built 1882
Architectural style Queen Anne
Stick/Eastlake
Part of West Pleasant Street Historic District (#91000970)
MPS Maquoketa MPS
NRHP Reference # 95000385[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 1995

The J.E. Squiers House, also known as the Squiers House Bed and Breakfast, is a historic residence located in Maquoketa, Iowa, United States. The architectural and historic significance of this house is attributed to its being "a well-preserved example of late nineteenth century domestic architecture in Maquoketa's most prominent residential neighborhood and for its association with the life and career of James Emery Squiers, a prominent local businessman."[2] Built in 1882, the 2½-story brick house features elements consistent with the Queen Anne and Stick styles. It follows a central hall floor plan with two rectangular projecting bays, a three-sided bay window, a kitchen addition on the back, and a hipped roof with intersecting gable sections.

Squiers ran a dry goods business downtown, which he sold in 1885. He was elected president of the First National Bank of Maquoketa, a position he held until two months before his death in 1911. There was no mortgage to pay for the construction of this house, which attests to the Squiers' wealth.[2] The house was included as a contributing property in the West Pleasant Street Historic District in 1991, and it was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[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 Marlys A. Svendsen. "J.E. Squiers House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-20. with 18 photos from 1994


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