This two-story, brick Greek Revival style house was built in about 1850 by either Jonathan Cook or Henry W. Johnson. Both men were among the early Quaker settlers in this area. Johnson grew wealthy, in part, from his dealings with counterfeit money. Although the extent of his activities were not known until after his death, he was forced out of the local Quaker congregation because of it.[2] Wallace Godfrey and Clark Osburn were also involved in the counterfeiting enterprise. In 1911, it was discovered that Osburn had killed Warner Davis who had learned of the illegal activity and was going to report it.
cook, johnson, house, historic, house, located, 3091, franklin, avenue, north, salem, iowa, national, register, historic, placesshow, iowashow, united, stateslocation3091, franklin, salem, iowacoordinates40, 858472, 622722, 858472, 622722arealess, than, acrebu. The Cook Johnson House is a historic house located at 3091 Franklin Avenue north of Salem Iowa Cook Johnson HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation3091 Franklin Ave Salem IowaCoordinates40 51 30 5 N 91 37 21 8 W 40 858472 N 91 622722 W 40 858472 91 622722Arealess than one acreBuiltc 1850Architectural styleGreek RevivalNRHP reference No 10000292 1 Added to NRHPOctober 28 2010Description and history EditThis two story brick Greek Revival style house was built in about 1850 by either Jonathan Cook or Henry W Johnson Both men were among the early Quaker settlers in this area Johnson grew wealthy in part from his dealings with counterfeit money Although the extent of his activities were not known until after his death he was forced out of the local Quaker congregation because of it 2 Wallace Godfrey and Clark Osburn were also involved in the counterfeiting enterprise In 1911 it was discovered that Osburn had killed Warner Davis who had learned of the illegal activity and was going to report it The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 28 2010 1 References Edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Salem Houses on the National Register of Historic Places Roots Web Retrieved 2017 04 18 This article about a property in Henry County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cook Johnson House amp oldid 1090564205, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
