Charles Berryhill House Explained

Charles Berryhill House
Nrhp Type:indcp
Coordinates:41.6707°N -91.5295°W
Area:less than one acre
Built:c. 1850-1865
Added:May 31, 1979
Refnum:79000904
Nocat:yes
Partof Refnum:94001112

The Charles Berryhill House (part of Black's Gaslight Village) is a historic house located at 414 Brown Street in Iowa City, Iowa.

Description and history

Charles Berryhill was a Pennsylvania native who moved in Iowa City in 1839. Described as a "merchant, farmer, and speculator," he was a charter member of the local Old Settlers' Association.[1] His house was built over a period of about 15 years. The two-story brick main block is the original portion of the house, built in about 1850. It features a bracketed cornice, decorative window hoods, and columned porches. There are various brick and frame additions that were built onto the back of the house in the succeeding years. There is also a small vernacular stone structure behind the house that is reminiscent of similar structures built in Iowa City in the 1840s and the early 1850s.

The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1979. In 1994, it was included as a contributing property in the Brown Street Historic District.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000904}} Charles Berryhill House]. National Park Service. 2017-05-19. M.H. Bowers. with
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=94001112}} Brown Street Historic District]. National Park Service. 2017-05-23. Marlys A. Svendsen.