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Herbert Hoover Birthplace House, Southwest corner of Penn & Downey Streets (moved), West Branch, Cedar County, IA

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Herbert Hoover Birthplace House, Southwest corner of Penn & Downey Streets (moved), West Branch, Cedar County, IA

description

Summary

Significance: Birthplace of President Herbert Hoover. Architecturally, interesting as an example of vernacular construction.
Survey number: HABS IA-21
Building/structure dates: ca. 1871 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1885 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1938 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000110

date_range

Date

1933 - 1970

person

Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator

Hoover, Herbert

Hoover, Jesse

McKay Construction Company

Wagner, William

place

Location

cedar county, 41.67141, -91.34655

Google Map of 41.6714086, -91.3465521

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Source

Library of Congress

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Link

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