Maish House

The Maish House is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. George H. Maish was involved with a coal company and bank in his native Pennsylvania before he and his family relocated to Des Moines in 1869. While here he was a partner with his brother-in-law in a drug firm, in banking, and insurance. He had this house built in 1882. It calls attention to Maish as a prosperous 19th-century businessman, and its high-quality Victorian craftsmanship.[2] The two-story frame structure was built in the Italianate style with Eastlake details, especially on the inside. It includes a burglar alarm/servants' call box which is still operative.[2] The exterior features a wrap around porch, a hip roof, metal cresting on the ridge, various gables that are filled in with glass, bracketed eaves, and three corbelled chimneys. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Maish House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1623 Center St. Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′31.1″N 93°38′23.7″W
Area	less tha one acre
Built	1882
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	77000548[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1977

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Ralph Gross. "Maish House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-19. with photo(s)