Knapp-Wilson House
Also known as: The Farm HouseIowa State University campus, Ames, Iowa
Photos
Iowa State University, Farm House
1. Photocopy of photograph (from Iowa State University, Department of Agriculture, Slide Collection) Photographer unknown late 19th century SOUTH FRONT
Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey
View photos at Library of Congress
Map
Coordinates:
+42.02996, -93.6423242°01'48" N, 93°38'32" W
Quadrangle map:Ames West
Description
The Farm House and its outbuildings were the first structures to be built on the college campus. Although considerably remodeled shortly after the turn of the century, the house is essentially the original structure, residence first of the successive Superintendents of the Farm and later of the Deans of Agriculture. Of these men, Seamen A. Knapp and James F. Wilson were important national figures.
-- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS IA-123)
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966
- Reference number
- 66000339
- Areas of significance
- Education; Agriculture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; B - Person
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Educational related housing
- Current function
- Research facility
- Periods of significance
- 1875-1899; 1850-1874
- Significant years
- 1861; 1880; 1896