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Albert Baird Cummins House

Coordinates: 41°35′02.4″N 93°39′1.5″W / 41.584000°N 93.650417°W / 41.584000; -93.650417
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Albert Baird Cummins House
Albert Baird Cummins House is located in Iowa
Albert Baird Cummins House
Albert Baird Cummins House is located in the United States
Albert Baird Cummins House
Location2404 Forest Dr.
Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates41°35′02.4″N 93°39′1.5″W / 41.584000°N 93.650417°W / 41.584000; -93.650417
Arealess than one acre
Built1893
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.82002634[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1982

The Albert Baird Cummins House, also known as Terrace Tower, is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This 21/2-story stone and stucco Queen Anne was built in 1893. It is significant because of its association with Albert Baird Cummins who lived here from the time it was built until 1920.[2] A Republican, Cummins served as Governor of Iowa from 1902 to 1908 and as United States Senator from 1908 until his death in 1926. He was a Progressive who supported the "Iowa Idea," which sought to destroy trusts by removing tariffs from trust made products. As a senator he sponsored the Esch-Cummins Act that returned the railroads to private control after the government took them over during World War I. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Cathy A. Alexander; Ralph Christian; George R. Adams. "Albert Baird Cummins House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-14. with photo(s)