Dibble House
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Dibble House is a modest 19th-century Carpenter Gothic-style farmhouse in Eldon, Iowa, best known as the real-life backdrop that inspired Grant Wood’s iconic painting "American Gothic."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carpenter Gothic building
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farmhouse → historic house → house → |
| architecturalStyle | Carpenter Gothic → |
| category |
Gothic Revival architecture in Iowa
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa → Tourist attractions in Wapello County, Iowa → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 210 meters → |
| floorCount | 2 → |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 40.918°N 92.222°W → |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of American regionalism
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symbol of rural Midwestern life → |
| hasFeature |
front porch
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pointed-arch window → rear outbuildings → small front lawn → upper-story Gothic window → white wooden siding → |
| hasNumberOfStories | 1.5 → |
| hasRestoration |
20th-century preservation work
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21st-century preservation work → |
| hasTourismActivity | photo opportunities with American Gothic props → |
| hasVisitorCenter | American Gothic House Center → |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form: "National Register of Historic Places listing"
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1974 → |
| imageDepicts | American Gothic painting setting → |
| inception | 1880s → |
| inspiredByArtist | Grant Wood → |
| inspiredWork | American Gothic → |
| locatedIn | Eldon, Iowa → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Iowa
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Midwestern United States → Wapello County, Iowa → |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone → |
| materialUsed | wood → |
| namedAfter |
Noland family
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surface form: "Dibble family"
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| openToPublic | true → |
| operator | American Gothic House Center → |
| ownedBy | City of Eldon → |
| partOf |
American Gothic House Center
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surface form: "American Gothic House Historic District"
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| roofShape | gabled roof → |
| significantEvent | served as model for Grant Wood painting American Gothic → |
| use |
museum-related site
→
tourist attraction → |
Referenced by (2)
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