George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House

Coordinates: 41°55′12″N 91°24′45″W / 41.92000°N 91.41250°W / 41.92000; -91.41250
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George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House
George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House is located in Iowa
George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House
George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House is located in the United States
George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House
Location514 1st St. SE
Mount Vernon, Iowa
Coordinates41°55′12″N 91°24′45″W / 41.92000°N 91.41250°W / 41.92000; -91.41250
Arealess than one acre
Built1887
Built byGeorge W. Robinson
MPSMount Vernon MPS
NRHP reference No.100005494[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 2020

The George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House, also known as the Johnston B. Robinson House, is a historic building located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. It is significant for being constructed of locally made brick and locally quarried limestone, and its vernacular architectural techniques.[2] This house probably incorporated the original single-story frame house that was built at this location c. 1865. In 1887, George W. Robinson rebuilt the house as a two-story brick structure. It was built on the same property as Robinson's brickyard, the main brick and lime manufacturer in Mount Vernon at the time.[2] The American Vernacular house is capped with a hipped roof and it features a wrap-around Neoclassical front porch that was added in the early 1900s. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. August 28, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ^ a b Jennifer A. Price; Leah Rogers. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: George W. and Mary J. (Maxwell) Robinson House". Mount Vernon Historic Preservation Commission. Retrieved 2021-02-06.

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