The Samuel Moody Grubbs House is a historic house located at 805 E. Union Ave. in Litchfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1873-74 for Samuel Moody Grubbs, a banker who later became Litchfield's mayor. George Ingham Barnett, a prominent St. Louis architect, designed the Second Empire house; it is the only standing Barnett design in Illinois. The design is typical of the second half of Barnett's career, when he shifted from Italianate to Second Empire designs, and represents a popular style in postbellum America. A mansard roof with slate tiles tops the house; a cornice running along the roofline features paired brackets. The front of the house features a wraparound porch supported by columns. The house's corners have bold quoins. In a deviation from the typical rectangular plans of Second Empire houses, Barnett gave the house a cross axis plan with projecting wings.[2]
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| Location | 805 E. Union Ave., Litchfield, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°10′42″N 89°38′47″W / 39.17833°N 89.64639°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1873-74 |
| Architect | Barnett, George Ingham |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000156[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 21, 1990 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1990.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kirchner, Charles (November 1, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Grubbs, Samuel Moody, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2014.