100 Clay General Gilbert / Starker House

Starker–Leopold Historic District is composed of three houses and the surrounding grounds overlooking the Mississippi River in Burlington, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The houses were built by General James Gilbert a successful Civil war Brigadier General. He retired to Burlington in 1865 a silver and lumber baron. It was estimated he was worth over $2 million dollars in 1881 after his death. Charles Starker bought this house from the Generals estate. the Starker-Leopold family lived here most of their existence. Charles Starker was a successful Burlington businessman who contributed to public building and park development projects. He worked as an architect, engineer, and merchant before becoming an influential banker. Carl Leopold was Clara's husband and a local wood-working businessman and outdoor enthusiast. The grounds on which the houses were built is divided into three distinct properties, but the lawn areas are open to each other and feature interior sidewalks that serve a centrally located garage. The Charles Starker House (101 Clay) is a large, Italianate frame house that was built sometime between 1868 and 1874. An extensive Georgian Revival porch was added around 1907. It is built on a limestone block foundation.