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James Frederic Clarke House, 500 South Main Street, Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA

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James Frederic Clarke House, 500 South Main Street, Fairfield, Jefferson County, IA

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Summary

Significance: The design of the Clarke House follows the architectural principles of the Prairie School. The architect, Francis Barry Byrne, was trained in Frank Lloyd Wright's office, but the house is distinctively Byrne's interpretation of the principles and is an important example of American architecture of the first quarter of the twentieth century.
Survey number: HABS IA-23
Building/structure dates: 1916 Initial Construction

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1915 - 1980
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Byrns, Francis Barry
Clarke, James Frederic
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