Chaffee-Hunter House
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chaffee-hunter-house-198-5872976
title:
Chaffee-Hunter House
text:
The Chaffee-Hunter House is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Built in 1886, the single family dwelling is named for its first two residents, Henry L. Chaffee and Edward H. Hunter who bought it from Chaffee in 1891. The house calls attention to Hunter who served as the local postmaster from 1894 to 1898. He conceived and implemented the idea of a streetcar-mounted collection box for the mail. It was later implemented in other cities in the country. The 2½-story fram
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Historic house in Iowa, United States
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaffee-Hunter_House
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date modified:
2023-01-30T17:20:08Z
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