Coordinates: 41°24′0″N 92°55′43″W / 41.40000°N 92.92861°W / 41.40000; -92.92861

Dirk Van Loon House

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Dirk Van Loon House
File:The Van Loon House.jpeg
Location1401 University Ave.
Pella, Iowa
Coordinates41°24′0″N 92°55′43″W / 41.40000°N 92.92861°W / 41.40000; -92.92861
Arealess than one acre
Built1857
Built byDirk Van Loon
NRHP reference No.77000539[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1977

The Dirk Van Loon House – also known as the Rock House – is an historic residence located in Pella, Iowa, United States. Van Loon was a native of the Netherlands who immigrated to Pella in 1856.[2] He bought this property from Dominie Scholte, the town's founder.[3] Van Loon built the single-story, coarsely dressed, native limestone structure, and the frame addition off the back as his family grew. In 1875, he became a homesteader in Kansas. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM". npgallery.nps.gov.
  3. Edith C. Kuitert. "Dirk Van Loon House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-30. with photos