Henry Clay Moss House

Henry Clay Moss House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	414 N. Main St., Paris, Illinois
Coordinates	39°36′55″N87°41′42″W / 39.61528°N 87.69500°W / 39.61528; -87.69500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1876 (1876)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	08000295 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 2008

The Henry Clay Moss House is a historic house located at 414 N. Main St. in Paris, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1876 for local businessman Henry Clay Moss. The home features a wraparound porch supported by columns, a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and a projecting hexagonal bay on its west side. The interior of the home includes home office space and features decorative wooden door and window surrounds and trim as well as a cantilevered flight of stairs. Moss lost the house in 1877, and it passed through a succession of owners until livestock breeder Daniel Arthur bought the home in 1895; the home remained in the Arthur family until 1976. ^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2008. ^[1] The Edgar County Historical Society currently operates a museum in the home. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Thompson, Stephen A. (August 31, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Henry Clay Moss House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

External links

• Edgar County Historical Society Archived March 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine