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Adelaide M. Ryerson House
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Also called the Tin House because of its pressed metal siding, this house has a symmetrical façade suggestive of Colonial Revival influence. In the 1890’s a flour mill stood on this site but eventually closed because of continued erosion of the river bank. In 1906, the land on which the house was built was purchased for ten dollars gold coin of the United States. For many years before World War II, the house served as a bordello, one of many in town. Originally located just north of the present site, the house was moved here in 1940 after the state rebuilt the levee. In 1979, the Downer Land Company purchased the building and renovated the structure.
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