The Clarkson W. Freeman House is a historic house located at 704 West Monroe Street in Springfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1878 for farmer and businessman Clarkson W. Freeman. The two-story house has an Italianate design with an L-shaped plan, an asymmetrical front porch, a bay window and bracketed cornice on the east side, and long, narrow windows with decorative heads. Ornate Carpenter Gothic trim decorates the top of the porch and gables, including the false gable above the porch; no other house in Springfield has trim with the same level of detail.[2]
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| Location | 704 W. Monroe St., Springfield, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′57″N 89°39′49″W / 39.79917°N 89.66361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1878 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001411[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 29, 1980 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Barringer, Daniel M.; Voelkl, Cynthia J. (May 12, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Clarkson W. Freeman House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.