Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House

Des Moines, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Built in 1888 in Des Moines, the Richard T.C. Lord and William V. Wilcox House is a 2½-story dwelling that synthesizes Colonial Revival and Queen Anne architectural styles through a crossed gable design. Colonial Revival elements include grouped round porch columns and a pedimented entry, while Queen Anne characteristics appear in the building's massing, gable brackets, second-story corner porch, bargeboards, shingles, and expansive porch. The house stands on one of ten plats originally owned by Drake University and gained historical significance through its connection to the university's innovative financing practices, which shaped settlement patterns around the campus. Richard T.C. Lord, a realtor and University Land Company organizer who served on Drake's first board of trustees, owned the house from 1888 until around 1890, when he sold it to William V. Wilcox, an insurance agent for Hawkeye Insurance Company. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.