W.C. Ball House
W.C. Ball House is located in Iowa
W.C. Ball House
W.C. Ball House is located in the United States
W.C. Ball House
LocationRural Route #2,
Fairfield, Iowa
Coordinates41°01′11″N 91°57′32″W / 41.01972°N 91.95889°W / 41.01972; -91.95889
Area2.11 acres (0.85 ha)
Builtc. 1876
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.85000691[1]
Added to NRHPApril 4, 1985

The W.C. Ball House (also known as the George W. Ball House/William M. DuBois House) is a historic house located in Fairfield, Iowa.

Description and history

Built on the edge of town in about 1876 for W. C. and Mary Ball, the house is a transitional structure between the Italianate vernacular and that of the later Victorian picturesque styles.[2] The 2½-story frame house features bracketed eaves, a full-height bay section on the south elevation, cornice returns, a high-pitched roof, facade gable, crenellations and finials on the ridges. A prominent feature of the house are its three porches: a kitchen porch on west side, a dining room porch on south, and wrap-around porch on southeast.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen. "W.C. Ball House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-18. with four photos from 1985


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