Prof. J.L. Budd, Sarah M., and Etta Budd House, Italianate residential landmark in Ames, United States.
The Prof. J.L. Budd, Sarah M., and Etta Budd House is a two-story brick residence built in 1885 with Italianate elements. A 1½-story Colonial Revival cottage was moved onto the property in 1963 and attached for office use. The house stands in Ames, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Built in 1885 as a single-family brick residence, the house was converted into an apartment building after World War II and later into institutional housing. A 1½-story Colonial Revival cottage was moved onto the property in 1963 for office space. It was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 and became a contributing property to the Old Town Historic District in 2004.
Etta Budd, an artist and the Budd daughter, was influential in bringing George Washington Carver to Iowa State College for his undergraduate education. Carver, who later became a noted botanist, resided in this house briefly in 1891.
The house stands in the Old Town Historic District, listed there as a contributing property in 2004, so a walk through the surrounding blocks shows other period buildings. The 1½-story Colonial Revival cottage moved onto the lot in 1963 sits attached to the brick main house. The property is private institutional housing, so view it from the street.
Etta Budd, an artist and the daughter of botanist Joseph Lancaster Budd, helped bring George Washington Carver to Iowa State College; Carver lived briefly in this house in 1891. The 1½-story Colonial Revival cottage now attached to the brick house was moved onto the property in 1963 for office use.
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