Vacation Idea: The Covered Doghouses of Madison County

Though Madison County, Iowa is generally best known for its covered bridges, immortalized in the 1992 best-seller, The Bridges of Madison County and subsequent Clint Eastwood/Meryl Streep film adaptation of the same name, there is another attraction worth checking out. Lesser known than the people-sized bridges, though equally impressive, the county is home to at least seven covered doghouses.

“The doghouses were built in the late 1880s to early 1890s,” said county historian Benton Cox. “There were originally over twenty, but fire and disrepair have dwindled that number over the years.”

The remaining bridges are all on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places and are a favorite among Iowa State University architecture students. 

Via zalto_the_beagle.