The Howard K. Weber House is a historic house located at 925 South 7th Street in Springfield, Illinois. While the house was built in the 1840s, its current design comes from a series of additions and renovations which began in 1878. However artifacts discovered in the basement date around the 1820s. Howard K. Weber, a prominent local banker, started this renovation process shortly after buying the house. The house's new design was primarily Italianate, as the style was then nationally popular; its influence can be seen in the asymmetrical plan, the low hip roof with a bracketed cornice, and the arched windows. The house also exhibits a late Victorian influence in its more detailed elements, particularly the first-floor bay windows and the Gothic moldings on the second floor.[2]
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| Location | 925 S. 7th St., Springfield, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′31″N 89°38′49″W / 39.79194°N 89.64694°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000868[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 1, 1979 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1979.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Nanchen, Frank; Scully, Michael (April 24, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Howard K. Weber House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2014.