Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse

Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse
Location Southwest of Earlham
Coordinates 41°25′51″N 94°09′34″W / 41.43083°N 94.15944°W / 41.43083; -94.15944Coordinates: 41°25′51″N 94°09′34″W / 41.43083°N 94.15944°W / 41.43083; -94.15944
Area less than one acre
Built 1875
MPS Legacy in Stone: The Settlement Era of Madison County, Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 87001656[1]
Added to NRHP September 29, 1987

The Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse is a historic building located on a farm southwest of Earlham, Iowa, United States. The McQuies were natives of Scotland who immigrated to the US in 1857, and settled in Madison County in 1871. They bought a 320-acre (130 ha) farm that in time grew to 680 acres (280 ha).[2] This building is an early example of a vernacular limestone farm building. The single-story structure is composed of ashlar and rubble stone that might have been quarried at Parkins Quarry in Madison Township. Two-thirds of the building housed the milkhouse. The other third was separated from the milkhouse by a stone wall, and may have housed a hired man.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Roslea Johnson. "Peter and Isabelle McCulloch McQuie Milkhouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-27. with photos


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