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Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House

Coordinates: 41°36′19.9″N 93°37′51.2″W / 41.605528°N 93.630889°W / 41.605528; -93.630889
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Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House
Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House is located in Iowa
Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House
Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House is located in the United States
Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House
Location1430 10th St.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°36′19.9″N 93°37′51.2″W / 41.605528°N 93.630889°W / 41.605528; -93.630889
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Built byDetwiler and Bedford
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.93001184[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 4, 1993

The Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House, also known as the Henry C. Borzo House, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The house is significant for its being one of the best examples in Des Moines of the attic balcony gable subtype of the Stick Style.[2] It was built by local contractor-builder Detwiler and Bedford in 1889 as speculative housing. Most residential construction in Des Moines was in small developments between about 1880 and 1941, and this house was a part of one such development. This 2½-story frame structure shows its Stick Style influence with a hip and gabled roof, decorative trussed attic balconies that are supported by large decorative brackets, wide bracketed overhanging eaves, and wood clapboard walls with decorative patterns of horizontal boards. The property also contains a barn from the same time period, but it has been significantly altered over the years and now serves as a garage.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

The Reverend Richard W. Keeler was a Methodist minister who founded several congregations in Iowa. He was also the first president of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. The New York native began his ministry there before moving west. He and his wife Fannie retired to this house in Des Moines to be near their children.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c William C. Page; Craig P. Grenz. "Rev. R.W. and Fannie E. Keeler House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-16. with photo(s)