American Gothic House
The American Gothic House, also known as the Dibble House, is a house in Eldon, Iowa, designed in the Carpenter Gothic style with a distinctive upper window.
Photo: Jehjoyce, Public domain.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: backdrop of the 1930 painting by Grant Wood
- Also known as: “Jacques House”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Eldon and Batavia.
Batavia
Village
Batavia is a city in Jefferson County, Iowa, United States. Batavia is situated 6 miles northeast of American Gothic House.
American Gothic House
- Categories: house, building, and tourism
- Location: Washington Township, Wapello, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.92151° or 40° 55′ 17″ north
Longitude
-92.21384° or 92° 12′ 50″ west
Elevation
673 feet (205 metres)
Established
1882
Open location code
86G9WQCP+JF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Spanish—“American Gothic House” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Domo de Usona Gotiko”
- French: “American Gothic House”
- German: “American Gothic House”
- German: “Dibble House”
- Persian: “خانه گوتیک آمریکایی”
- Polish: “Domek z obrazu American Gothic”
- Spanish: “American Gothic House”
- Spanish: “Casa de American Gothic”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Ashland and Selma.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: CRIP Eldon depot and Betterton School.
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