The Hugh M. Garvey House, also known as the Garvey-Ferry House, is a historic house located at 8 Fair Oaks Drive in Leland Grove, Illinois.[2]
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| Location | 8 Fair Oaks Dr., Leland Grove, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′54″N 89°41′13″W / 39.78167°N 89.68694°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1956-1959 |
| Architect | Benya, John |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000898[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 10, 2009 |
Architecture
editThe International Style and Miesan style house was built from 1956 to 1959.[2] Prominent Quincy-based architect John Benya designed the house in 1956.[2][3] It was completed in 1959.[2] Benya designed hundreds of houses and commercial buildings throughout his life. He later became known for his major projects in Quincy, including its airport terminal.[2]
The two-story house has a glass-paneled curtain wall exterior with an aluminum frame. Steel and concrete elements provide structural support, and concrete and brick dividers split each side of the house in half visually.[2] Benya's use of large, textured bricks in the International Style was uncommon.[2][3]
Charles Aguar designed the original landscape plan, which included honeysuckle ground cover and a circular path.[2] Due to the widening of Chatham Road in the 1970s, a large section of the landscape had to be removed.[2] The house is surrounded by deciduous woodland on an approximately one acre lot.[2]
History
editThe Hugh M. Garvey House was the first house built in the International style in the Springfield area and one of the area's first modern-styled homes.[2] It led to a wave of popularity for the style in Springfield during the 1960s.[2]
The house was built for clients Hugh and Jane Garvey and their eight children.[2] Garvey was the owner of Springfield's Templegate Press, which published general literature and religious literature.[2] The Garvey family lived in the house for over 40 years.[2]
Springfield architect Bruce Ferry and his wife Lorraine bought the house after Hugh Garvey's death in 2003.[3]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2009.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Russo, Edward J.; Mann, Curtis R. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Garvey, Hugh M., House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c d Sherman, Pete (2009-11-30). "West-side home named Historic Place". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved 2023-09-23.