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Ruth Suckow House

Coordinates: 42°28′42″N 91°16′01″W / 42.47833°N 91.26694°W / 42.47833; -91.26694
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Ruth Suckow House
The house was located where the Ruth Suckow Park is now located.
Ruth Suckow House is located in Iowa
Ruth Suckow House
Ruth Suckow House is located in the United States
Ruth Suckow House
LocationS. Radcliffe and 5th St.
Earlville, Iowa
Coordinates42°28′42″N 91°16′01″W / 42.47833°N 91.26694°W / 42.47833; -91.26694
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
NRHP reference No.77000507[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1977

The Ruth Suckow House was a historic residence located in Earlville, Iowa, United States. It is associated with Iowa-born author Ruth Suckow who lived here in the summers of 1925 and 1926.[2] While in residence she wrote her second novel, The Odyssey of a Nice Girl (1925), and several short stories. The single-story, frame, cottage was built sometime in the early 20th-century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ M.H. Bowers. "Ruth Suckow House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-29. with three photos from 1976