R.R. and Antoinette Louden House

R.R. and Antoinette Louden House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	905 E. Adams Ave. Fairfield, Iowa
Coordinates	41°0′17″N 91°57′05″W / 41.00472°N 91.95139°WCoordinates: 41°0′17″N 91°57′05″W / 41.00472°N 91.95139°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1925
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Louden Machinery Company, Fairfield Iowa MPS
NRHP Reference #	99000130[1]
Added to NRHP	February 22, 1999

The R.R. and Antoinette Louden House, also known as the Thomas A. and Dorothy C. Louden House, is a historic residence located in Fairfield, Iowa, United States. R.R. (Roy) Louden was the highly successful manager of the Louden Machinery Company advertising department in the 1920s, and he served as the corporation's secretary from 1931 until his death in 1951.^[2] He and his wife Antoinette had this house built in 1925. He lived here until his death in 1951. Their son Thomas and his wife Dorothy lived in the house after his parents. Thomas became general legal counsel for the company in the 1940s. The house is 2½-story, brick Colonial Revival with a side gable roof. It features a wall chimney on the east elevation, a single-story solarium, and a single-story porch on the main facade. An addition was added to the rear of the house in 1956. A two-car attached garage was built onto the addition in the 1980s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. William C. Page, Joanne R. Walroth. "R.R. and Antoinette Louden House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-19. with two photos from 1999