Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House


Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	912 1st Ave. Vinton, Iowa
Coordinates	42°09′44″N 92°01′26″W / 42.16222°N 92.02389°W / 42.16222; -92.02389
Built	1890
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	82000403^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1982

The Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House, also known as Ray Towers, is a historic residence located in Vinton, Iowa, United States. Ray was a local businessman who was associated with the Iowa Canning Company, the largest corporation in Benton County and a major employer in the region.^[2] His 2½-story frame Queen Anne house features a complex composition that includes a wraparound front porch, three decorative chimneys, a three-story round tower, porte-cochère, and small porches at various places on all stories. The carriage house features decorative shingles and an irregular roofline that is capped with a cupola and weather vane. They were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ James Jacobsen. "Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-04. with photos

v t e Vinton, Iowa
Areas	Central Vinton Residential Historic District
Education	Vinton-Shellsburg CSD Vinton Public Library Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School (CLOSED)
Landmarks	Benton County Courthouse Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Station-Vinton Iowa Canning Company Seed House Building Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House
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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Iowa
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Bruce Township	Round Barn, Bruce Township Section 3 Round Barn, Bruce Township Section 6
Eagle Center	James Greer McQuilkin Round Barn
Shellsburg	Shellsburg Bridge
Vinton	Benton County Courthouse Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Passenger Station-Vinton Central Vinton Residential Historic District Iowa Canning Company Seed House Building Frank G. Ray House & Carriage House Upper Stone Schoolhouse Vinton Public Library
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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