922 N Third King-Kelly House

On the Door Side 922 N 3rd street. This was probably the first pre-fabricated house west of the Mississippi River. First owned by Margret Kelly who came here on a Bridal Trip in 1835. Margret Kelly married and stayed. As a Bridal gift Margaret’s grandfather William King of Virginia built her a house. The house was a prefab sent down the Mississippi to Burlington. The house was erected on the Bluff in 1841. There bluff was then called “Kellys Bluff”. In 1916 Charles C. Clark purchased and refurbished the current house to its current state. Charles was a prominent lawyer. Has 5 bedrooms 3 1/2 baths and 2 HUGE wrap around porches.