Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District

Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District
Location 0.5 mi. N of jct. of Matsell Ln. and Stone City Rd.
Nearest city Viola, Iowa
Coordinates 42°6′55″N 91°23′20″W / 42.11528°N 91.38889°W / 42.11528; -91.38889Coordinates: 42°6′55″N 91°23′20″W / 42.11528°N 91.38889°W / 42.11528; -91.38889
Area 123 acres (50 ha)
Built 1931
Architectural style Gabled front and wing house
NRHP Reference # 03000476[1]
Added to NRHP May 30, 2003

Grant Wood's "Fall Plowing" Rural Historic Landscape District is a 123-acre (50 ha) historic district near Viola, Iowa.

A date of significance for the district is 1931. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The district includes four contributing buildings and one other contributing site.[1]

History

This historic district is the location where Grant Wood sketched for his 1931 painting Fall Plowing. The painting is one of Wood’s regional works that features the agrarian life of rural Iowa. The district includes four buildings that Wood depicted in the painting, including two barns that he omitted from the final painting. Grant Wood’s 1931 oil on canvas painting Fall Plowing is part of the John Deere Art Collection.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Properties Listed on National Register of Historic Places Earn Recognition". State Historical Society of Iowa. Retrieved 2012-01-23.


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