The George M. Brinkerhoff House is a historic house located at 1500 North 5th Street in Springfield, Illinois. Businessman George M. Brinkerhoff commissioned the house in 1869; it was completed the following year. Architect Elijah E. Myers designed the Italian Villa style house. The 2+1⁄2-story brick house features a Gothic-inspired tower on its southwest corner; the tower was originally four stories tall but was shortened in 1960. The house's design includes angled porches, brick quoins on the corners, bracketed eaves, a dentillated cornice, and Myers' signature ornamental rope trim. After Brinkerhoff died in 1928, Springfield College bought the house to serve as its main building.[2]
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| Location | 1500 N. 5th St., Springfield, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°49′16″N 89°38′54″W / 39.82111°N 89.64833°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1869-70 |
| Architect | Myers, Elijah E. |
| Architectural style | Italian Villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001186[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1978 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Russo, Edward J. (June 1, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: George M. Brinkerhoff House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 15, 2014.[dead link]