Augustus Caesar Dodge House

The Augustus Caesar Dodge House is a historic building located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Augustus C. Dodge came to Burlington as Registrar of the Land Office, a political appointment of President Martin Van Buren. As a Democrat, he went on to serve as the Iowa Territory's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives (1840-1846), one of Iowa's first two U.S. Senators (1848-1854), Minister to Spain under Presidents Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan (1855-1859), and then Mayor of Burlington (1874-1875). The two-story, brick house follows an L-shaped plan and was built sometime around in the mid-to-late 1860s. It is representative of Burlington's mid-19th century architecture.[2] The house is not clearly defined by any particular architectural style, but the bracketed eaves allow it to be classified as a vernacular form of the Italianate style.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Augustus Caesar Dodge House
Location829 N. 5th St.,
Burlington, Iowa
Coordinates40°48′57″N 91°06′12″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1865
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.80001446[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 25, 1980

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. M.H. Bowers. "Augustus Caesar Dodge House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-07. with photos


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