W.C. Ball House

W.C. Ball House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Rural Route #2, Fairfield, Iowa
Coordinates	41°01′11″N 91°57′32″W
Area	2.11 acres (0.85 ha)
Built	c. 1876
Architectural style	Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	85000691[1]
Added to NRHP	April 4, 1985

The W.C. Ball House (also known as the George W. Ball House/William M. DuBois House) is a historic house located in Fairfield, Iowa.

Description and history

Built on the edge of town in about 1876 for W. C. and Mary Ball, the house is a transitional structure between the Italianate vernacular and that of the later Victorian picturesque styles.[2] The 2½-story frame house features bracketed eaves, a full-height bay section on the south elevation, cornice returns, a high-pitched roof, facade gable, crenellations and finials on the ridges. A prominent feature of the house are its three porches: a kitchen porch on west side, a dining room porch on south, and wrap-around porch on southeast.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1985.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. William C. Page, James E. Jacobsen. "W.C. Ball House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-18. with four photos from 1985