c.1890 Iowa Queen Anne Home For Sale – D.S. Hopkins Home – $125K

Daughter of Captain Charles Stuart (builder of the famous Stuart Mansion) and her husband, John Weighton, built this magnificent structure in 1890 with 13 rooms, not including the finished attic with maids quarters and the full basement. In 1963 it was converted into apartments, but has since then been restored to its original charm.

301 1st Ave, Audubon, IA 50025   $125,000

If interested in a property, please contact the realtor whose link is provided in the post below, or contact an agent of your own choosing. Independent verification of details and status is recommended. 

• Contact Realtor: Molly Armentrout with Audubon Real Estate
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John Weighton (1863-1955) and his wife Anna had this house built. They married in 1891 and lived in the home with Anna’s children from her first marriage to William Gray Stuart who died in 1890. That’s why I think the realtor’s claim that Anna was the daughter of Captain Charles Stuart is incorrect. William Stuart was a lumberman with no close relation to Charles  Stuart that I can find. Children’s names were Lois, Charles, and Thelma. Anna’s sister, and three servants also lived in the home. John Weighton was born in Scotland and became a US naturalized citizen in 1883. He owned and operated a farm. Sadly, Anna died in 1921, leaving Joh Weighton a widower for 34 years.

History

David S. Hopkins

We may think that Sears was the originator of mail-order homes, but D.S. Hopkins (1836-1918), of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was actually the architect and designer who originated the mail order system of selling residential plans to home owners in the United States and Canada eight years before anyone did. Originally from New York, he relocated to Grand Rapids in 1864 and designed the Wonderly Building, the Masonic Temple, First Methodist Church and the Castle Cottage at Highland Park  there.

His pattern books, however, allowed him to widely disseminate his designs for homes designed in a variety of styles including Colonial, late Victorian, Edwardian and the eclectic. By 1895 he had produced at least ten catalogues displaying over four hundred home plans.

 

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This D.S. HOpkins home is located in Audubon, a small city located in Audubon County, which is situated in the western part of the state of Iowa in the United States. The city is named after John James Audubon, a renowned 19th-century ornithologist and naturalist.

Audubon has a population of around 2,000 people, making it a tight-knit community with a friendly atmosphere. The city is known for its strong ties to agriculture, as the surrounding area is primarily rural and agricultural. Farming, particularly corn and soybean production, plays a significant role in the local economy.

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