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University of Iowa to demolish historic Iowa City Cannon-Gay House
Apartment building on Market Street will also be razed to eliminate more than $1 million in deferred maintenance
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The historic Cannon-Gay House at 320 Melrose Ave. in Iowa City on Feb. 25, 2026. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW
The historic Cannon-Gay House, a two-story Italianate brick house at 320 Melrose Ave. in Iowa City, will be razed this year after the Iowa Board of Regents granted the University of Iowa’s demolition request during the regents’ meeting Feb. 26 at the Levitt Center for University Advancement on the University of Iowa campus.
The 6,200-square-foot house was built in 1884 and served various collegiate uses after its acquisition in 2002,…
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