The Dr. Charles Compton House is a historic house at 1303 South Wiggins Avenue in the Oak Knolls neighborhood of Springfield, Illinois. It was built in 1926 for Dr. Charles Wentworth Compton, a local surgeon and the founder of local political group the Wentworth Republicans.
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| Location | 1303 S. Wiggins, Springfield, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′11″N 89°40′46″W / 39.78639°N 89.67944°W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Helmle & Helmle |
| Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 100000964[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 2017 |
Springfield architects Helmle and Helmle designed the Tudor Revival house, one of their many works in Oak Knolls. The front facade features a variety of materials and textures. The main entrance has its own roof and neighbors a stone tower with a parapet. The front of the house has a projecting gable on either side of the door; one gable is stucco with brick-edged windows, and the other matches the rest of the front facade, with brick on the first floor and stucco half-timbering on the second. The original slate roof has two brick chimneys.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 2017.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/8/2017 Through 5/12/2017". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ^ Pecoraro, Kara (November 14, 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dr. Charles Compton House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.