Abiathar and Nancy White House

Abiathar and Nancy White House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	713 N. Main St. Burlington, Iowa
Coordinates	40°48′50″N 91°06′01.5″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1840
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	13001076[1]
Added to NRHP	January 15, 2014

The Abiathar and Nancy White House is a historic building located in Burlington, Iowa, United States. Built c. 1840, this is the largest Federal-style building in the city.[2] Abiathar and Nancy White moved their family to Burlington from Dighton, Massachusetts in 1838. They acquired this property the same year. Abiathar was a carpenter who may have built this house. One of Abiathar and Nancy's sons, Charles Abiathar White, became a well-known geologist and paleontologist.[2] This was his childhood home.

The house was built as a single-family dwelling, but since 1850 it has been listed as a multiple-family dwelling. It was built into a limestone hillside. The brick structure rises three stories and includes an attic. It features side gables with parapets between the chimneys, dentiled brick cornice, limestone lintels and sills, and a two-story frame front porch. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kay Weiss. "White, Abiathar and Nancy (Corey), House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2011-11-21.