Des Moines Historical Quilt - Shuey House

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Shuey House quilt square
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Marion Wilcox Case Marion Wilcox Case, wife of Des Moines pioneer Rollin A. Case, Jr. and herself a pioneer of the Des Moines area, moved to Des Moines in 1918 and lived there until November 1993, when she passed away. She made the quilt square depicting the Shuey House, where she and her family lived for several years.

Shuey House

Located at Eighth Avenue S. and S. 222nd Street, the present site of the Boys and Girls Club, the Shuey house was home to the Rollin A. Case, Jr. family from roughly 1920 to 1924. Little else is known of the house.

Shuey House (front) photo

Shuey House (side) photo


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