Charles Emmor McCormick House

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Charles Emmor McCormick House
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Location712 W. 3rd St., Vermont, Illinois
Coordinates 40°17′45″N90°26′5″W / 40.29583°N 90.43472°W / 40.29583; -90.43472 Coordinates: 40°17′45″N90°26′5″W / 40.29583°N 90.43472°W / 40.29583; -90.43472
Arealess than one acre
Built1900 (1900)
Built byFrazier, Daniel S.
Architectural styleQueen Anne, gable front
MPS Vermont, Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No. 96001284 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996

The Charles Emmor McCormick House is a historic house located at 712 West 3rd Street in Vermont, Illinois. Contractor Daniel S. Frazier built the house in 1900 for farmer Charles Emmor McCormick and his family. The house has a Gable Front plan, a common inexpensive home plan at the time which was characterized by its front-facing gable. The Gable Front plan allowed for a variety of floor plans and decorative styles; the McCormick house has an irregular plan and is two rooms wide on its main story. The house's ornamentation is inspired by the Queen Anne style and includes a smaller gable in front of the main front gable and a front porch supported by turned columns and adorned with spindle-work. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1996. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Newton, David; McCurdy, Helen (June 5, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: McCormick, Charles Emmor, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.