More sources of information for the James F. Clarke House, Fairfield, Iowa
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Antique Home Style website

The Antique Home Style website has a photo and a story about the James F. Clarke House.
This page was derived from the Wesley Shank report (see below).

See the Clarke House page at -
www.antiquehomestyle.com/styles/notable-houses/clarke-prairie.htm.

For more about Prairie-style homes, see www.antiquehomestyle.com/styles/prairie-school.htm.

HABS Report from the Library of Congress, American Memory Collection

In 1972 a report was prepared for the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) by Wesley I. Shank, Iowa State University.
The PDF file (click here) gives the story of the house and Dr. Clarke.

Four drawings (including a floor plan - see below) and 6 photos are also on the Library of Congress webpage -
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/habs_haer/.
     Type "Fairfield, IA" into the Search box, click GO, and then choose "James Frederick Clarke House" from the list.

Below is the Floor Plan for Dr. James Frederick Clarke House