Augustus Caesar Dodge House

Augustus Caesar Dodge House
Location 829 N. 5th St.
Burlington, Iowa
Coordinates 40°48′57″N 91°06′12″W / 40.81583°N 91.10333°W / 40.81583; -91.10333Coordinates: 40°48′57″N 91°06′12″W / 40.81583°N 91.10333°W / 40.81583; -91.10333
Area less than one acre
Built 1865
Architectural style Vernacular Italianate
NRHP Reference # 80001446[1]
Added to NRHP January 25, 1980

The Augustus Caesar Dodge House is a historic residence located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] Augustus C. Dodge came to Burlington as Registrar of the Land Office, a political appointment of President Martin Van Buren. As a Democrat, he went on to serve as the Iowa Territory's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (1840-1846), one of Iowa's first two U.S. Senators (1848-1854), Minister to Spain under Presidents Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan (1855-1859), and then Mayor of Burlington (1874-1875). The two-story, brick house follows an L-shaped plan. It is representative of Burlington's mid-19th century architecture.[2] The house is not a pure architectural style, but the bracketed eaves allow it to be classified as a vernacular form of the Italianate style.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 M.H. Bowers. "Augustus Caesar Dodge House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-07.


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