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Ellsworth–Jones Building

Coordinates: 42°31′09.8″N 93°15′48.7″W / 42.519389°N 93.263528°W / 42.519389; -93.263528
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Ellsworth–Jones Building
Ellsworth–Jones Building is located in Iowa
Ellsworth–Jones Building
Ellsworth–Jones Building is located in the United States
Ellsworth–Jones Building
Location511 Washington Ave.
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates42°31′09.8″N 93°15′48.7″W / 42.519389°N 93.263528°W / 42.519389; -93.263528
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
Architectural styleNeoclassical
Part ofWashington Avenue Commercial Historic District (ID12000889)
MPSIowa Falls MPS
NRHP reference No.93000959[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1993

The Ellsworth–Jones Building is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Eugene S. Ellsworth was a land broker, town developer, and philanthropist. This building was the headquarters of his firm Ellsworth and Jones, who sold land throughout Iowa and other states in the Midwest. While Iowa Falls was their headquarters, they also had offices in Chicago, Boston, and Crookston, Minnesota.[2] The three-story, brick Neoclassical building was completed in 1902. It features Ionic and Doric columns, egg-and-dart motif on the lower level columns, round arches, acanthus leaf keystones, foliated decorative elements, a dentils on the cornice.

The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It was included as a contributing property in the Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District in 2012.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Molly Myers Naumann. "Ellsworth–Jones Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-08. with photos
  3. ^ Molly Myers Naumann. "Washington Avenue Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-08.