The Joseph Bowers House, photo c. 1979
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Bowers, Joseph, House
318 Hemlock Avenue, Amasa - Iron County
Property Type frame house
Historic Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling
Current Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling
Style Other
Narrative Description The one-and-one-half-story, frame, rectangular Joseph Bowers House has clapboard siding and a gable roof. A three-bay, one-story, front porch features a semi-hip roof supported by turned columns, with spindle and bracket work below the eaves.
Statement of Significance Built in 1901, the Bowers House is significant as a particularly well preserved example of the typical kind of miners' housing constructed in Amasa at the turn of the century during the height of the town's boom period.
Period of Significance 1901-1930
Significant Date(s) 1900-1901
Registry Type(s) 12/22/1983 National Register listed
Site ID# P23569