Clarkson W. Freeman House

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Clarkson W. Freeman House
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Location704 W. Monroe St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates 39°47′57″N89°39′49″W / 39.79917°N 89.66361°W / 39.79917; -89.66361 Coordinates: 39°47′57″N89°39′49″W / 39.79917°N 89.66361°W / 39.79917; -89.66361
Arealess than one acre
Built1878 (1878)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 80001411 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 29, 1980

The Clarkson W. Freeman House is a historic house located at 704 West Monroe Street in Springfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1878 for farmer and businessman Clarkson W. Freeman. The two-story house has an Italianate design with an "L"-shaped plan, an asymmetrical front porch, a bay window and bracketed cornice on the east side, and long, narrow windows with decorative heads. Ornate Carpenter Gothic trim decorates the top of the porch and gables, including the false gable above the porch; no other house in Springfield has trim with the same level of detail. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 29, 1980. [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. Barringer, Daniel M.; Voelkl, Cynthia J. (May 12, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Clarkson W. Freeman House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.