Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House explained

Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House
Location:500 W. Main St.
Lake City, Iowa
Coordinates:42.2675°N -94.7389°W
Built:1901
Architecture:Queen Anne
Added:August 27, 1990
Refnum:90001207

The Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House, also known as the Smith-Jacobs House, is a historic dwelling located in Lake City, Iowa, United States. G.C. Smith was born in Lake City in 1861, and his parents Peter and Sarah were pioneer settlers here.[1] He was a local businessman who married Lottie Belle Huff in Lake City. They had this 2½-story, brick, Queen Anne house built in 1901. John W. and Bertha Jacobs bought the house from the Smiths in 1913. He was a local attorney and politician. They lived in the house into the mid-1960s. The house was designed by a Racine, Wisconsin architect whose last name was Flagel. The high degree of integrity makes it significant.[1] The asymmetrical, cross-gable structure has a prominent porch on the southeast corner. Between the first and second floors is a beltcourse of rough brick, and there is a bracketed cornice at the roofline. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tracy Ann Cunning. [{{NRHP url|id=90001207}} Gen. Cass and Belle Smith House]. National Park Service. 2016-04-10.