Hepburn, Col. William Peters, House
Historic house in Iowa, United States in Clarinda, Iowa. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The William P. Hepburn House is a historic house and National Historic Landmark in Clarinda, Iowa. It was home to United States Congressman William P. Hepburn (1833–1916) from about 1867 until his death. Hepburn most significantly introduced the Hepburn Act of 1906, which gave the Federal government the power to set railroad rates, and was an important precedent in Federal regulation of private industry. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976. It is a private residence, not generally open to the public.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 321 W. Lincoln St., Clarinda, IA |
| County | Page County |
| Listed | Jun 4, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73000736 |
| Type of place | house |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 321 W. Lincoln St., Clarinda, IA |
| Coordinates | 40.74099, -95.04207 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail · 59 mi · on Park Atlas |
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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 73000736. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.