F.M. Norris House
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F.M. Norris House | |
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| Location |
108 4th St., NE. Mason City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 43°09′20.4″N 93°11′56.4″W / 43.155667°N 93.199000°WCoordinates: 43°09′20.4″N 93°11′56.4″W / 43.155667°N 93.199000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | Chris Rye |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| MPS | Prairie School Architecture in Mason City TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 80001435[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 1980 |
The F.M. Norris House, also known as the Patton House and the Gerard Photography Studio, was a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Fred Magee Norris (1864-1938) served two terms as the mayor of the city. He was married to Elizabeth (Atkinson) Norris (1866-1933). They had Chris Rye build this Prairie School house for them. While Rye built some of Walter Burley Griffin's designs,[2] it is possible that he designed this house himself.[3] It featured a horizontal emphasis, wide eaves, broad hip roof, and stucco walls. The building was altered by Jerome J. Gerard (1913-2010) for his photography studio. In addition to his photographic work, he wrote for the magazine Popular Photography for 20 years.[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It has subsequently been torn down.
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Ronald Schmitt. "F.M. Norris House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-05. with photos
- 1 2 "Mason City's Prairie School Architecture". Iowa GenWeb. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
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