205 W 6th Avenue, Cresco, IA 52136

Well preserved example of early architecture in the manner of Frank Lloyd Wright. Family home of renowned Iowa architect George R. Laub, designed in 1952 and constructed in 1953. The exterior is a marvelous mélange of materials: Mankato marble, Norman brick and 12” cedar. The roof is an imaginative interplay of 5 gently sloping elevations supported by 2” X 12” rafters with wide upswept eves and 60-mil rubberized membrane installed in 2009. The interior is even more fanciful, with marble and brick walls and columns, paneled and parqueted walls, with accents of quarry tile, wrought iron and decorative glass. 3,122 sq. ft. of living space with three bedrooms and two and a half baths plus a potential fourth bedroom or recreational room above the carport. Incorporated into the design, in every room, built-ins are the rule: bookshelves, radio, phonograph and record storage in the living room; buffet and wall-mounted display case in the dining room; bookshelves, desk, filing cabinet and … read more …