Mylius–Eaton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	2900 Jackson St. Sioux City, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′15.4″N 96°24′6.8″W / 42.520944°N 96.401889°W / 42.520944; -96.401889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1894
Built by	Charles Mylius
Architect	William D. McLaughlin
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	03001390[1]
Added to NRHP	January 13, 2004

The Mylius–Eaton House is a historic building located in Sioux City, Iowa, United States. The house was built by Charles Mylius, who an Italian-born Englishman. Mylius, however, never lived here.^[2] That distinction belonged to Franz and Matilda Shenkberg, whose marriage ended in divorce and they sold the house in 1906 to Fred and Lillian Eaton. Eaton was a banker who became the president of the Sioux City Stock Yards, and he was involved in a variety of other businesses and organizations in the community. The house remained in the Eaton family until 1967.

The three-story frame Queen Anne house was designed by local architect William D. McLaughlin. It is influenced by the phase of the style developed by Richard Norman Shaw in England.^[2] The house has irregular massing with a vertical emphasis. It features clapboard on the first floor, shingles on the second floor, and half-timbering on the third. A full-length porch is located on the main facade, and a porte-cochère on the north elevation. Two porches were carved into the second floor, but one has been removed.^[2] The two-story carriage house behind was built after the main house, and is sympathetic in design. The two buildings were listed together on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

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