Walter A. Sheaffer House
Walter A. Sheaffer House, Historical residence in Fort Madison, United States.
The Walter A. Sheaffer House stands on a 200-foot bluff with textured brick exterior, featuring stone-parapeted gables and half-timbered elements with cypress wood.
The 16,000-square-foot residence, completed in 1930 by Chicago architectural firm Mayo and Mayo, earned National Register of Historic Places status in 2006.
The residence represents the success of Walter A. Sheaffer, who established the Sheaffer Pen Company after inventing the lever-filled fountain pen.
The property includes a garage cottage that contained living quarters for the butler and chauffeur, with three entrances situated in an exposed basement.
The residence combines Tudor Revival and Renaissance Revival elements in its Jacobean architectural style, incorporating patterned and Flemish bond brick coursing.
Location: Fort Madison
Architectural style: Jacobean architecture
Address: 11 High Point
GPS coordinates: 40.63389,-91.28722
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:25
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