Richardson-Jakway House


Richardson-Jakway House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Rural Route #1
Nearest city	Aurora, Iowa
Coordinates	42°35′20″N 91°43′46″W / 42.58889°N 91.72944°W / 42.58889; -91.72944Coordinates: 42°35′20″N 91°43′46″W / 42.58889°N 91.72944°W / 42.58889; -91.72944
Built	1851
NRHP Reference #	85001382^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1985

The Richardson-Jakway House is a historic residence located south of Aurora, Iowa, United States. Maine native Abiathar Richardson settled in Buchanan County in 1849 and built this house in 1851. It is a 1½-story heavy timber framed vernacular house. In 1857 he then laid out the town of Buffalo Grove on his property. It was later called Buchanan and then Mudville. Richardson was the first postmaster, and it is thought his house served as the first post office and possibly as a hotel.^[2] The town started to decline rapidly when the railroad went to the north in 1886 and Aurora was established. It became part of a farmstead after the town disappeared. The house stayed in the Richardson family until 1895 when Charles Jakway bought it. The Jakway family retained it until 1967. The Buchanan County Conservation Commission acquired it in 1969, and it is now a part of Jakway Forest County Park.^[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 James E. Jacobsen. "Richardson-Jakway House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-02. with eight photos from 1985

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National Register of Historic Places in Buchanan County, Iowa

Aurora	Richardson-Jakway House

Hazleton	Erza McKenzie Round Barn

Independence	280th Street Bridge Buchanan County Court House Fisher-Plane Commercial Building Mathias C. and Eva B. Crowell Fuhrman Farm Captain Daniel S. and Fannie L. (Brooks) Lee House Maas Commercial Building Malek Theatre Munson Building Robert R. and Julia L. Plane House Eliphalet W. and Catherine E. Jaquish Purdy House Dr. Judd C. and Margaret S. Clarke Shellito House Taylor's Ford Bridge Wapsipinicon Mill Wapsipinicon River Bridge Weins Commercial Building

Quasqueton	State Savings Bank Lowell E. Walter House

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Buchanan County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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