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| Location | 1101 Kirkwood Ave., Iowa City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°38′56.5″N91°31′10.1″W / 41.649028°N 91.519472°W /41.649028; -91.519472 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1864 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000792[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1974 |
TheKirkwood House is a historic building located inIowa City, Iowa, United States. It was built for the local attorney and businessmanSamuel J. Kirkwood who also served asGovernor of Iowa, representedIowa in theUnited States Senate, and wasSecretary of the Interior in the cabinet of PresidentJames A. Garfield.[2] The house was built after his second term as governor and remained his home until his death in 1893. His widow remained here until her death in 1923. This was his home during most of his political career and it reflects the "rural and unpretentious style of living" that the Kirkwoods preferred.[2] The house was originally located on a much larger estate, but the rest of it has subsequently been divided into lots and sold. The two-story L-shaped wood-frame structure, which sits further back from the street than other houses on the block, has paired brackets and a roof linecornice as its only ornamentation. The house was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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