The John Smith House is an historic building located in Le Claire, Iowa, United States.

[1] The property is part of the Houses Houses of Mississippi River Men Thematic Resource, which covers the homes of men from LeClaire who worked on the Mississippi River as riverboat captains, pilots, builders and owners.

They also developed the bowboat, which was a small sternwheeler set crosswise at the front of the raft to provide additional control over the direction of movement.

[2] The John Smith House is a small one story, brick structure built on a stone foundation.

The main entrance is sheltered by a small porch with a flat-roof that is supported by slender wooden posts.