Samuel Moody Grubbs House | |
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Location | 805 E. Union Ave., Litchfield, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°10′42″N 89°38′47″W / 39.17833°N 89.64639°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1873 | -74
Architect | Barnett, George Ingham |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 90000156 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 21, 1990 |
The Samuel Moody Grubbs House is a historic house located at 805 E. Union Ave. in Litchfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1873-74 for Samuel Moody Grubbs, a banker who later became Litchfield's mayor. George Ingham Barnett, a prominent St. Louis architect, designed the Second Empire house; it is the only standing Barnett design in Illinois. The design is typical of the second half of Barnett's career, when he shifted from Italianate to Second Empire designs, and represents a popular style in postbellum America. A mansard roof with slate tiles tops the house; a cornice running along the roofline features paired brackets. The front of the house features a wraparound porch supported by columns. The house's corners have bold quoins. In a deviation from the typical rectangular plans of Second Empire houses, Barnett gave the house a cross axis plan with projecting wings. [2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1990. [1]
Samuel Moody Grubbs House | |
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Location | 805 E. Union Ave., Litchfield, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°10′42″N 89°38′47″W / 39.17833°N 89.64639°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1873 | -74
Architect | Barnett, George Ingham |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 90000156 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 21, 1990 |
The Samuel Moody Grubbs House is a historic house located at 805 E. Union Ave. in Litchfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1873-74 for Samuel Moody Grubbs, a banker who later became Litchfield's mayor. George Ingham Barnett, a prominent St. Louis architect, designed the Second Empire house; it is the only standing Barnett design in Illinois. The design is typical of the second half of Barnett's career, when he shifted from Italianate to Second Empire designs, and represents a popular style in postbellum America. A mansard roof with slate tiles tops the house; a cornice running along the roofline features paired brackets. The front of the house features a wraparound porch supported by columns. The house's corners have bold quoins. In a deviation from the typical rectangular plans of Second Empire houses, Barnett gave the house a cross axis plan with projecting wings. [2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1990. [1]