Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District
Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District | |
Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District | |
| Location | 1322--1330 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′26″N 91°30′55″W / 41.65722°N 91.51528°W |
| Built | 1939 |
| Architect | Moffitt, Howard Frances |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, English CottagePeriod House |
| MPS | Small Homes of Howard F. Moffitt in Iowa City and Coralville MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000327 |
| Added to NRHP | May 04, 1993 |
The Muscatine Avenue Moffitt Cottage Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places district that includes five stone cottages in Iowa City epitomizing the eccentric vernacular architectural style of Howard Moffitt. Moffitt constructed more than 100 houses in Iowa City and Coralville, Iowa, and a few in Citrus City, Texas. These small houses represent one of the regional 20th-century vernacular architectural styles in the United States. Howard Moffitt was a prolific builder.