B.J. Ricker House | |
Location: | 1510 Broad St. Grinnell, Iowa |
Coordinates: | 41.7522°N -92.7236°W |
Area: | less than one acre |
Built: | 1911-1912 |
Architect: | Walter Burley Griffin |
Architecture: | Prairie School |
Added: | December 25, 1979 |
Refnum: | 79000937 |
The B.J. Ricker House is a historic dwelling located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. The significance of this house is that it is an early example of Walter Burley Griffin's work.[1] Construction on the house began in 1911, but millwork and labor problems pushed its completion to 1912.[1] The two-story brick house features a rectangular plan, a high cement basement, four broad brick piers on the corners, and a gable roof that appears to hover over the main block. The veranda on the south side of the house follows a Greek cross plan. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.