Stephan A. Foley House

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Stephan A. Foley House
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Location427 Tremont St., Lincoln, Illinois
Coordinates 40°9′8″N89°21′53″W / 40.15222°N 89.36472°W / 40.15222; -89.36472 Coordinates: 40°9′8″N89°21′53″W / 40.15222°N 89.36472°W / 40.15222; -89.36472
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectOtis, W. A.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 84001141 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1984

The Stephan A. Foley House is a historic house located at 427 Tremont St. in Lincoln, Illinois. The house was built in 1898 for Stephan A. Foley, a county judge and prominent local philanthropist. Architect W. A. Otis likely designed the house, a Queen Anne home with Colonial Revival details. The house's irregular shape and its porches and bays are typical of Queen Anne buildings. Colonial Revival elements of the house include its gambrel roofs, Palladian windows, swans neck pediments, and quoins on the corners. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 3, 1984. [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. Becherer, Robert E. (January 10, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Judge Stephan A. Foley Home" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2013.