Description
The Levi P. Grinnell House, a historic dwelling on the National Register of Historic Places, is currently used as a guest house. The 1½-story frame structure is characteristic of vernacular Greek Revival domestic architecture found in the small towns and the rural areas of the upper Midwest.
History
The Levi P. Grinnell House is a historic dwelling located in Grinnell, Iowa, United States. One of his cousin's was Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a political and social activist who founded the town. He owned this property from 1857 to 1863, and had the house built about 1860. After he left here he farmed outside of town. The 1½-story frame structure is characteristic of vernacular Greek Revival domestic architecture found in the small towns and the rural areas of the upper Midwest. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Details
1860