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Built in 1929, it is an architecturally eclectic landmark in an area that was traditionally a center of African-American economic activity in the city. It was built by the Pearson family to serve as a funeral parlor and residence for the family, during the height of the Jim Crow era. The property was used as a funeral home until 1966. [2]
Corning is a city in Quincy Township, Adams County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,564 at the 2020 census. [3] It is the county seat of Adams County. [4] Corning is located just north of the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and Iowa Highway 148. Corning is perhaps best known as the birthplace of Johnny Carson.
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Adams County Jail (Corning, Iowa) C. Corning Commercial Historic District; Corning Opera House This page was last edited on 18 May 2024, at 13:27 (UTC). Text ...
Pearson was also an abolitionist and involved with the Underground Railroad. The home he built for his family in Keosauqua, Iowa in 1845 was a two-story structure, and is a rare vernacular Georgian style house in Iowa. [2] Pearson imported the style from his native Maryland. The exterior of the first story is stone while the second is brick.
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She married John Pearson in 1969, and spent most of her adult life in Iowa. Pearson had six children: Robert, Michael, Eldon, Ronald, Richard, and Darlene, and 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Pearson died in Ames, Iowa May 23, 2003, at the age of 70. [7]
Location: 513-824 Davis Ave., 701-829 Benton Ave. & cross streets, Corning, Iowa Coordinates: Area: 18.11 acres (7.33 ha) Architectural style: Late Victorian Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements