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c. 1850s. Iowa 92, west edge of town

At the west edge of Sigourney is a handsomely sited two-story brick Italianate box of a house. The central arched entrance is balanced on each side by arched casement windows that descend to the floor. The second floor, above the entrance, has a tall double-arched window with double-arched windows to each side. The house is framed by an open lawn that is pressed in on each side by evergreen trees.

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David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim
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David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, "House", [Sigourney, Iowa], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IA-01-CE406.

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