G. J. George House

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G. J. George House
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Location205 W. Center, Fairfield, Illinois
Coordinates 38°22′40″N88°21′46″W / 38.37778°N 88.36278°W / 38.37778; -88.36278
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectChittenden, George
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 06000006 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 9, 2006

The G. J. George House is a historic house located at 205 W. Center St. in Fairfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1877 or 1878 for G. J. George, a Civil War veteran and local lawyer. Local architect George Chittenden designed the two-story brick house in the Italianate style. The house features porches on all four sides, including one at the front entrance; the L-shaped entrance porch has a balustrade along the edge of its roof. The house's tall, rectangular windows are topped by brick arches. A bracketed and dentillated cornice runs along the house's roof line. The cross-hipped roof has an iron fence along its ridge. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006. [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. Puckett, Judith (October 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: George, G. J., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-23. Retrieved February 5, 2014.