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Henry Wishard House

Coordinates: 40°45′0″N 92°24′26″W / 40.75000°N 92.40722°W / 40.75000; -92.40722
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Henry Wishard House
Henry Wishard House is located in Iowa
Henry Wishard House
Henry Wishard House is located in the United States
Henry Wishard House
Location406 W. Jefferson St.
Bloomfield, Iowa
Coordinates40°45′0″N 92°24′26″W / 40.75000°N 92.40722°W / 40.75000; -92.40722
Arealess than one acre
Built1908-1910
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.04001350[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2004

The Henry Wishard House, also known as the Fenton House, is a historic residence located in Bloomfield, Iowa, United States. Wishard was a prominent Bloomfield businessman, who was known as the father of the gasoline tax in the United States to raise revenue for road construction.[2] He also built more than 100 buildings in Bloomfield and Dighton, Kansas. Wishard had this two-story brick house built in the Queen Anne style in 1910. The property also included a barn, a chicken house and another small out-building. The barn was replaced with a garage that complements the house, and the other two structures have subsequently been removed. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Nancy Squire and Michael Wagler. "Henry Wishard House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-07.