Carey House (Denison, Iowa)


John T. and Marietta (Greek) Carey House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	1502 1st Ave. N Denison, Iowa
Coordinates	42°1′3″N 95°21′6″W / 42.01750°N 95.35167°W / 42.01750; -95.35167Coordinates: 42°1′3″N 95°21′6″W / 42.01750°N 95.35167°W / 42.01750; -95.35167
Built	1893
Architect	George F. Barber & Co.
Architectural style	Queen-Anne
NRHP Reference #	05000276^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 2005

The John T. and Marietta Carey House is a historic residence located in Denison, Iowa, United States. The house is associated with John Carey, who served for six years as Denison's mayor. During that time the city's sewer system was put in, street signs were put up, preparations were made for mail delivery, the Carnegie Library and the courthouse were built, a telephone exchange was installed and the city's more than doubled in size.^[2] President Theodore Roosevelt and Treasury Secretary L. M. Shaw, a former Iowa governor, visited Denison when Carey was mayor. He also served in county government. Marietta (Greek) Carey was the daughter of early pioneers to the county, and she was one of the first people born in the county.^[2] The two-story, frame, Queen-Anne style house was built in 1893. It is a mail-order house from the George F. Barber & Co. in Knoxville, Tennessee. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Bonnie Brodersen. "John T. and Marietta Carey House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-28.

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National Register of Historic Places in Crawford County, Iowa
Buck Grove	Buck Grove Bridge
Charter Oak	East Soldier River Bridge
Denison	John T. and Marietta (Greek) Carey House Clarence D. Chamberlin House Crawford County Courthouse William A. McHenry House Park Motel Yellow Smoke Park Bridge
Dow City	Dow House
Dunlap	Z.T. Dunham Pioneer Stock Farm
Manilla	Klondike Hotel Nishnabotna River Bridge (310th Street) Nishnabotna River Bridge (T Avenue)
Schleswig	Beaver Creek Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Crawford County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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