Chris Rye House

The Chris Rye House is a historic building located in Mason City, Iowa, United States. Rye was a local contractor who built this Prairie School influenced house for his family. He may have designed it as well.[2] Rye was responsible for constructing many of Walter Burley Griffin's houses in the Rock Crest – Rock Glen development, as well as other buildings in north-central Iowa.[2][3] The exterior of the two-story house is a unique combination of brick and stucco, and it's capped with a hip roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

Chris Rye House
Location630 E. State St.
Mason City, Iowa
Coordinates43°09′04.2″N 93°11′36.4″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byChris Rye
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSPrairie School Architecture in Mason City TR
NRHP reference No.80001438[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1980

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