Price-Prather House

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Price-Prather House
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LocationJct. of Main and Elkhart Sts., Williamsville, Illinois
Coordinates 39°57′17″N89°32′47″W / 39.95472°N 89.54639°W / 39.95472; -89.54639 Coordinates: 39°57′17″N89°32′47″W / 39.95472°N 89.54639°W / 39.95472; -89.54639
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 91000574 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 13, 1991

The Price-Prather House is a historic house located at the intersection of Main and Elkhart Streets in Williamsville, Illinois. The house was built in 1868 for livestock breeder James R. Price. The Italianate house features a multi-component slate roof, a bracketed and dentillated cornice, a wraparound front porch, and long arched windows with brick hoods. Cattle breeder John F. Prather purchased the house in 1882. Prather was an influential Shorthorn cattle breeder; as one of the earliest cattlemen to breed shorthorns in Illinois, he became recognized as an authority on the breed, and he served as president of the American Shorthorn Association and a member of the State Board of Agriculture. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1991. [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. Kirchner, Charles (December 18, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Price-Prather House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 17, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.