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Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House

Coordinates: 41°58′50.6″N 91°41′31.4″W / 41.980722°N 91.692056°W / 41.980722; -91.692056
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Philip A. Wolff House and
Carriage House
Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House is located in Iowa
Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House
Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House is located in the United States
Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House
Location1420 Seminole Ave., NW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates41°58′50.6″N 91°41′31.4″W / 41.980722°N 91.692056°W / 41.980722; -91.692056
Area1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built1883
Built byPhilip A. Wolff
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.82000414[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1982

The Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House, also known as Belmont Hill, is a historic building located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. An Ohio native, Wolff lived in several states and the West Indies before settling in Maquoketa, Iowa. He moved to Cedar Rapids where he established a brickworks with his son. Wolff had this two-story vernacular Italianate house and accompanying carriage house built in 1883 with bricks made at his business, which was on the same grounds.[2] At the time it was built, the house was located in a suburban area of Cedar Rapids. This was during a period of economic growth for the city. The house features paired brackets under the eaves, the windows have brick arches above and limestone sills, a three-sided, two-story bay, and a projecting center pavilion. The carriage house is architecturally similar to the main house.[2] They were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Barbara Beving Long; Ralph J. Christian. "Philip A. Wolff House and Carriage House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-03. with photo(s)