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Oakes-Wood House

The Oakes-Wood House, also known as the Grant Wood House, is a historic building located in , United States. Nicholas Oakes, who established one of the first brickyards in town, built this house in 1858.
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  • Type: House
  • Description: historic building located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • Also known as: “Grant Wood House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bethel AME Church and Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District.

Church
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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic African American congregation and building in , United States. The congregation was established in 1868 mostly by free people of color from the south and the rest from the north. is situated 1,400 feet west of Oakes-Wood House.

Residential area
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The is a National Register of Historic Places district that includes five stone cottages in Iowa City epitomizing the eccentric vernacular architectural style of Howard Moffitt. is situated 800 feet east of Oakes-Wood House.

Residential area
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The is a nationally recognized historic district located in , United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. is situated 770 feet northwest of Oakes-Wood House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iowa City and University Heights.

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Hip and urban, is a prominent college town primarily known as the home of the University of Iowa. Along with its adjacent suburb of Coralville, just to the west.

Village
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is a city in , , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,228 at the time of the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles west of Oakes-Wood House.

Town
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is a city in , United States. It is a suburb of and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,318 at the 2020 census. is situated 3½ miles west of Oakes-Wood House.

Oakes-Wood House

Latitude
41.65698° or 41° 39′ 25″ north
Longitude
-91.51818° or 91° 31′ 5″ west
Open location code
86HCMF4J+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 836182648
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Wiki­data ID
Q30624663
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oakes-Wood House”. Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.