Dodge, Grenville M., House
Historic house in Iowa, United States in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Grenville M. Dodge House is a historic house museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. This Second Empire mansion, built in 1869, was the home of Grenville M. Dodge (1831-1916), a Union Army general, politician, and a major figure in the development of the railroads across the American West. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 for its association with Dodge; in 2005 it was included as a contributing property in the Willow-Bluff-3rd Street Historic District. It is now owned by the city of Council Bluffs and is open for tours.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 605 S. 3rd St., Council Bluffs, IA |
| County | Pottawattamie County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000338 |
| Architect | William W. Boyington |
| Type of place | single-family detached home |
| Style | Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 605 S. 3rd St., Council Bluffs, IA |
| Coordinates | 41.25470, -95.84738 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail · 4 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Cunningham Lake Dam Site 11 Campground 12 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000338. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.