The John and Fredericka Meyer Schnellbacher House is a historic residence located southwest of Winterset, Iowa, United States. The Schnellbachers were native Germans who settled in Madison County in 1855. He farmed , and was a preacher affiliated with the Evangelical Association of Ohio. This house is an early example of a vernacular limestone farmhouse. The 1½-story structure is composed of locally quarried stone that is almost ashlar finished and rubble. It features unique window and door surrounds on the main facade, a stone chimney, and an exposed basement. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

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Houses completed in 1856

Vernacular architecture in Iowa

Houses in Madison County, Iowa

National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Iowa

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa

1856 establishments in Iowa

John and Fredericka Meyer Schnellbacher House