J. Newton Conger House

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J. Newton Conger House
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Location334 N. Knox St., Oneida, Illinois
Coordinates 41°5′3″N90°13′39″W / 41.08417°N 90.22750°W / 41.08417; -90.22750 Coordinates: 41°5′3″N90°13′39″W / 41.08417°N 90.22750°W / 41.08417; -90.22750
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1860 (1860)
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No. 79003111 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1979

The J. Newton Conger House is a historic house located at 334 North Knox Street in Oneida, Illinois. P. G. Hubbard had the house built in 1860; four years later, it was sold to J. Newton Conger, a livestock shipper and prominent local citizen. The house has a Carpenter Gothic design described as the best example of the style in Knox County. The front porch and the roof's steep gables feature gingerbread trim along the edges, a characteristic feature of the style. The house's tall and narrow windows have decorative hat-like surrounds along the top and upper sides. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Pennington, John (September 18, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: J. Newton Conger House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.