James Millikin House | |
Location | 125 N. Pine St., Decatur, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°50′31″N 88°58′1″W / 39.84194°N 88.96694°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1876 |
Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 74000765 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 3, 1974 |
The James Millikin House is a historic house located at 125 N. Pine St. in Decatur, Illinois. The house was built in 1876 for James Millikin, a wealthy Decatur businessman who later founded Millikin University. The house has a towered Italianate design which has been called the "most imposing Victorian remnant" in Decatur. A mansard roof on the tallest tower provides a Second Empire influence to the design. The house's interior decorations include colored marble fireplaces, art glass windows, and a fresco above the main staircase. [2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1974. [1] Millikin University currently owns the house, which is open to the public as a museum. [3]
James Millikin House | |
Location | 125 N. Pine St., Decatur, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°50′31″N 88°58′1″W / 39.84194°N 88.96694°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1876 |
Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 74000765 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 3, 1974 |
The James Millikin House is a historic house located at 125 N. Pine St. in Decatur, Illinois. The house was built in 1876 for James Millikin, a wealthy Decatur businessman who later founded Millikin University. The house has a towered Italianate design which has been called the "most imposing Victorian remnant" in Decatur. A mansard roof on the tallest tower provides a Second Empire influence to the design. The house's interior decorations include colored marble fireplaces, art glass windows, and a fresco above the main staircase. [2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1974. [1] Millikin University currently owns the house, which is open to the public as a museum. [3]