Coburn House
- Building Name:
- Coburn House
- Alternate Names:
- Knapp Residence; Practice House; Mary B. Welch House; Gertrude Coburn Home Management House
- Historical Note:
- Coburn House was constructed in 1888 on a one-acre leased site. and occupied by the Knapp family. In 1896, a water line to the house was authorized, and an addition was built in 1900. The house was sold to the college in 1920 and remodeled for use as a Home Economics Division practice cottage. The building was moved in 1925 and named the Mary B. Welch Home Management House, before being renamed the Gertrude Coburn Home Management House in 1928. The house was moved again in 1947 and continued to serve the Home Management function until the 1950s, when it was used for genetics research and the Psychology department. Coburn House was condemned in the early 1970s and razed in 1975.
- Year Built:
- 1888
- Year Removed:
- 1975
Photographs Containing Coburn House:
Mule-driven threshing machine, 1931...
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Left to Right: Coburn House, Science Hall, Physics Hall, Botany Hall, Norton House, Beyer House, Gilman Hall, Georgia White House, Davidson Hall, and Beardshear Hall. Looking south-southeast.
- Title:
- Mule-driven threshing machine, 1931
- Creator:
- Iowa State University
- Date:
- 1931
- Description:
- A twenty-mule team pulling a threshing machine. Six men are driving and working the machine while one walks alongside the mule team.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering records, 1903-2014, undated
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Mule-driven threshing machine, 1931", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0107
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by copyright and related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses, please obtain permission from Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives.
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Photograph of Coburn House...
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- Title:
- Photograph of Coburn House
- Description:
- Photograph of Coburn House. It is a white two-story house with a tree in front. A woman in a white dress sits on the front porch.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Coburn House", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0160
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Photograph of Coburn House,...
![Photograph of Coburn House in 1921. The house is largely obscured by trees. Caption reads "Gertrude Coburn Practise House formerly Mary B. Welch House at one time the home of Herman Knapp family. A practise [sic] house in 1921."](https://isuu00001library102stg.blob.core.windows.net/digital-objects/universityphotographs/thumbs/cornerstones160_c001_th.jpg)
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![Photograph of Coburn House in 1921. The house is largely obscured by trees. Caption reads "Gertrude Coburn Practise House formerly Mary B. Welch House at one time the home of Herman Knapp family. A practise [sic] house in 1921."](https://isuu00001library102stg.blob.core.windows.net/digital-objects/universityphotographs/cornerstones160_c001.jpg)
- Title:
- Photograph of Coburn House, 1921
- Date:
- 1921
- Description:
- Photograph of Coburn House in 1921. The house is largely obscured by trees. Caption reads "Gertrude Coburn Practise House formerly Mary B. Welch House at one time the home of Herman Knapp family. A practise [sic] house in 1921."
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Coburn House, 1921", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0161
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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- Title:
- Photograph of Coburn House, 1906
- Date:
- 1906
- Description:
- Photograph of Coburn House taken from the Knoll. It depicts a white two-story building with trees in the foreground. Ivy vines cover part of the front of the house.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Coburn House, 1906", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0165
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
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- Title:
- Photograph of Coburn House
- Description:
- Photograph of Coburn House from the front. The front porch is screened in and a woman in a white dress stands on the front steps. The right front window has an exterior striped awning.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Coburn House", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0166
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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- Title:
- Photograph of Coburn House in winter
- Description:
- Photograph of Coburn House from the side. Snow is on the gruond and visible on the edge of the roof. The house is two stories high.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Coburn House in winter", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0167
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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- Title:
- Photograph of Coburn House
- Description:
- Photograph of Coburn House taken from across a road. The front porch has been screened in.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Coburn House", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0169
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by U.S. copyright and related rights. It is being made available by Iowa State University as its rights-holder for noncommercial use, including sharing and adapting the work. No permission is required for noncommercial use so long as attribution is provided. All other uses require permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Standardized Rights:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Photograph of Kildee, Coburn,...
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- Title:
- Photograph of Kildee, Coburn, and Norton Cottages
- Description:
- Photograph of three houses on campus. From right to left: Kildee Cottage, Norton House, Coburn House. A dirt road is in the foreground and the houses are surrounded by leafless trees. The nearest two houses are white, and have front porches.
- Source:
- Iowa State University. Facilities Planning and Management records
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Photograph of Kildee, Coburn, and Norton Cottages", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html#cornerstones0190
Rights
- Rights:
- The Iowa State University Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Coburn House", Campus Cornerstones, Digital Scholarship and Initiatives
- Reference Link:
- https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/historic-buildings/items/buildingprofile0022.html