Einar Broaten (?), c. 1920

Surprisingly little is known of Broaten, a designer/builder from Mason City. His houses often combine Prairie School elements with prevailing Foursquare forms.

A more ambitious house from Broaten’s hand is two blocks west at 105 Second Street SE.

References
• Gebhard, David, and Mansheim, Gerald: Buildings of Iowa. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, p. 399.
• Wilson, Richard Guy, and Robinson, Sidney K. The Prairie School in Iowa. Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University Press, 1977, p. 73.