Carl F. Franke House
320 First Street SE
Mason City, Iowa 50401-3924

Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen, 1916

Wright’s Stockman House was originally located immediately across the street. The original deeply overhanging eaves have been removed. Byrne’s Franke House on State Street was built for Carl’s brother Edward.

Placed in the National Register of Historic Places, 1980.

References
• Gebhard, David, and Mansheim, Gerald: Buildings of Iowa. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993, p. 416.
• McCoy, Robert E. Mason City Walking Tour Guide. Mason City: River City Society for Historic Preservation, 2003, p. 67.
• Wilson, Richard Guy, and Robinson, Sidney K. The Prairie School in Iowa. Ames, Iowa: The Iowa State University Press, 1977, p. 86.