Grinnell, Iowa
Charles O. Parmelee (1862-1937)
(before 1910)

This farmhouse is located just west of
Grinnell, between Sections 17 and 18 of Grant
Township, Poweshiek County. The house hasn't changed much since Charles' family posed for a picture in front of it about 1910 or '11.

This 4,300-square-foot Dutch Colonial was for sale in late 2005. It features five bedrooms upstairs, 9- and 10-foot ceilings downstairs and double pocket doors. At one time the attic was a ballroom. The house, at 520 Avenue F, is six blocks from Main Street in the seat of Cass County. In the 1900 census, Charles [Calvin House, Quartus, Giles, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John] was listed as a banker. This house is now the Parmele House Bed & Breakfast.

Monterey, Calif..
Lou Ellen Parmelee House (1878- ? )
(1896)

This old Queen Anne-style Victorian, named for Lous Ellen (Swetnam) Parmelee, is undergoing renovation. The house is named after the wife of Horatio Miller Parmelee (1874-1942) [Spencer "Thomas," Henry, Samuel, Joseph, Isaac, John, John]. In 1998, the house at 570 Archer St. was added to the National Register of Historic Places. For a history of the house, click here.

(I would welcome a larger photo of this house if someone has one.)

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