The Cornelius Hennessy Building is a historic commercial building located at 1023 Chestnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1896 for merchant Cornelius Hennessy, who operated a grocery store in the building. The two-story Richardsonian Romanesque building uses rough cut, locally quarried sandstone for its front facade; the remainder of the building was built with brick. A square parapet wall tops the building; the wall features four pinnacles and "1896" engraved in the middle. The first floor of the building has a cast iron storefront made by the local J. W. Lewis Foundry and Machine Shop.[2]
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| Location | 1023 Chestnut St., Murphysboro, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 37°45′48″N 89°20′7″W / 37.76333°N 89.33528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001331[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 2000 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 2000.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Devenport, Vickie (April 30, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hennessy, Cornelius, Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.