Rev. George B. Hitchcock House
Historic house in Iowa. Added to the National Register in 1977, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Reverend George B. Hitchcock House is a historic house museum in Cass County, Iowa, near the city of Lewis. Built in 1856 by the Congregationalist minister George B. Hitchcock, it has features indicative of its use as a "station" on the Underground Railway, corroborated by documentary evidence of Hitchcock's involvement in the shelter and transport of escaped slaves. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006. It now houses a museum.
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The record
| Register name | Hitchcock, Rev. George B., House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 63788 567th Lane, Lewis vicinity, IA |
| County | Cass County |
| Listed | Nov 9, 1977 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Religion, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Slave House/Underground Railway House |
| Reference number | 77000500 |
| Architect | George B. Hitchcock |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Federal architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 63788 567th Lane, Lewis, IA |
| Coordinates | 41.3031° N, 95.1035° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail · 43 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Rev. George B. Hitchcock House listed on the National Register?
Nov 9, 1977. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Rev. George B. Hitchcock House?
George B. Hitchcock, working in the Federal architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Can I visit Rev. George B. Hitchcock House?
Yes. Rev. George B. Hitchcock House is recorded as open to the public.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Rev. George B. Hitchcock House?
63788 567th Lane, Lewis vicinity, Cass County, Iowa. The nearest national park unit is Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail, 43 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Rev. George B. Hitchcock House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Rev. George B. Hitchcock House?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 4G LTE, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 77000500. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.