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Clarence D. Chamberlin House

Coordinates: 42°0′53″N 95°21′7″W / 42.01472°N 95.35194°W / 42.01472; -95.35194
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Clarence D. Chamberlin House
Clarence D. Chamberlin House is located in Iowa
Clarence D. Chamberlin House
Clarence D. Chamberlin House is located in the United States
Clarence D. Chamberlin House
Location1434 2nd Ave., S.
Denison, Iowa
Coordinates42°0′53″N 95°21′7″W / 42.01472°N 95.35194°W / 42.01472; -95.35194
Area0.13 acres (0.053 ha)
Builtc. 1897
NRHP reference No.77000505[1]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1977

The Clarence D. Chamberlin House is a historic house located at 1434 Second Avenue South in Denison, Iowa.

Description and history

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It is most significant as the boyhood home of Clarence D. Chamberlin, the pilot of the first trans-Atlantic passenger flight, June 4, 1927.[2] The two-story frame house was built in the late 1890s. Chamberlin lived here until 1914, when he left Denison to attend Iowa State College.

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1977.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Howard A. McMinimee. "Clarence D. Chamberlin House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-28.