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词条 Ned Ashton House
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  1. Flooding and Acquisition by Iowa City

  2. See also

  3. References

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Ned Ashton House
| nrhp_type =
| image = NedAshtonHouse-NWview.JPG
| caption = View from the northwest
| location= 820 Park Rd.
Iowa City, Iowa
| coordinates = {{coord|41|40|20|N|91|33|3|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Iowa#USA
| built = 1948
| architect = Edward L. Ashton
| architecture = Modern Movement
| added = January 26, 2001
| area = {{convert|2.2|acre}}
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 88000927 and 00001677[1]
}}

The Ned Ashton House in Iowa City, Iowa, also known as the Edward L. Ashton House or as Ashton House, was built in 1947-1948 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

The house was built in 1947 by Edward L. "Ned" Ashton as a private residence.[2] Ashton, who has been called "the most distinguished bridge engineer in the history of Iowa," was a professor of civil engineering at the University of Iowa from 1943 to 1957. He designed several bridges over the Mississippi River, as well as smaller bridges such as the Benton Street Bridge, and was a pioneer in the design of welded plate girder bridges.[3][4]

The single-story ranch house, built from stone and concrete, shows Prairie School influence in the way it was incorporated into its location alongside the Iowa River. Both the main and lower levels of the house provided excellent views of the river.[2]

Flooding and Acquisition by Iowa City

The basement level of the Ashton House was flooded in both

the Great Flood of 1993 and the Iowa flood of 2008.

The latter flood caused an estimated $177,247 in damages

to the property, valued at $487,388 prior to the flood.[5]

Following the 2008 flood, Iowa City began

buying up flooded properties. As of Oct. 25, 2011, the

city had purchased the Ashton House.[6] By the end of the buy-out program in mid-2012, the city had purchased all but one neighboring house, with demolition slated for completion before 2013. The city plans to preserve the Ned Ashton House, renting it out as a venue for such events as receptions and meetings.[7]

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Johnson County, Iowa

References

1. ^{{NRISref|2009a}}
2. ^Marlys Svendsen and Justine Zimmer, Historical and Architectural Reconnaissance Survey for 2008 Flood Hazard Mitigation Grant Project in Iowa City, Johnson County, January and February 2009.
3. ^Benton Street Bridge, Historic American Engineering Record, Library of Congress.
4. ^Edward L. Ashton, inducted into the University of Iowa Legacy of Engineering, 2007.
5. ^Notice of Interest for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) 1763 Structural Acquisition (Buy Out) funds  , Sept. 12, 2008.
6. ^Buy-Out Program As of October 25, 2011, http://www.icgov.org/site/CMSv2/file/buyout/buyoutMap.pdf.
7. ^Flood Buyouts, The Planner, Vol. 4, No. 4 (Aug. 2012); pages 5-6.
{{National Register of Historic Places}}{{NRHP in Iowa City, Iowa}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ashton, Ned, House}}

5 : Prairie School architecture in Iowa|Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa|Houses completed in 1948|Houses in Iowa City, Iowa|National Register of Historic Places in Iowa City, Iowa

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