The Eliphalet W. and Catherine E. Jaquish Purdy House is a historic residence located in Independence, Iowa, United States.

Built in 1882, this 2½-story frame house is locally significant as the best example of the Italianate style in town.

[2] Eliphalet W. Purdy and Catherine E. Jaquish were both New York natives who were married in 1851.

Three generations of the Purdy family lived here until Dennis and Maxine Goodyear bought the house in 1985.

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