John H. Shoemake House

John H. Shoemake House
Location 116 2nd Ave., W.
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Coordinates 41°17′36″N 92°38′46″W / 41.29333°N 92.64611°W / 41.29333; -92.64611Coordinates: 41°17′36″N 92°38′46″W / 41.29333°N 92.64611°W / 41.29333; -92.64611
Area less than one acre
Built 1852
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference # 84001276[1]
Added to NRHP March 22, 1984

The John H. Shoemake House, also known as the Shoemake-Muhl House, is a historic residence located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. A native of Tennessee, Shoemake was a local businessman and local politician who settled in Mahaska County from Illinois in 1848. He had this two-story brick residence built in 1852 at a time when most houses in the area were built of wood.[2] It follows the I-house plan, and it features Federal style elements that are found in the stepped gables, the massing of chimneys in pairs, and its overall symmetry. It was built with a flat roof, which was not unusual in Oskaloosa at the time.[2] The gable roof was added sometime after 1869. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen. "John H. Shoemake House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-04.


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