John Deere House and Shop
John Deere Home and Shop | |
Location | Illinois and Clinton Sts., Grand Detour, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 41°50′20″N 89°28′46″W / 41.83889°N 89.47944°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1836, et al.[2] |
Architect | John Deere (House) |
Architectural style | Vernacular[3] |
NRHP reference No. | 66000327[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966[1] |
Designated NHL | July 19, 1964[4] |
The John Deere House and Shop is located in the unincorporated village of
History
In 1836, native Vermonter John Deere set out from
There are varying tales as to the inspiration for Deere to create the invention he is famed for, the
John Deere Historic Site
The John Deere Historic Site in
Part of the John Deere Historic Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places along with being designated a National Historic Landmark. The only contributing property on the National Register listing for the site is the John Deere House.[3] The house is also the only "property type" listed on the National Historic Landmarks' online database entry for the site.[4] The house obtained National Historic Landmark status on July 19, 1964 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places soon after its inception on October 15, 1966.
House
The John Deere House was built in 1836 when Deere arrived in Grand Detour and the building was added onto as his family grew. It is furnished with period furniture and household objects that would have been common around the time the Deere family occupied the home. The house has two levels with four rooms on the main level and two rooms upstairs. Each of the upstairs rooms is accessible via a private staircase and it is believed one of the rooms was used by Deere's
The front entry leads into the living room where polished wood is found throughout as well as 19th century furnishings. The front room is part of the original building which consisted of one room. The room acted as the Deere's kitchen, living room, bedrooms, essentially everything. Deere eventually added onto the house, including a bedroom and an upstairs loft. The first floor bedroom would have been used for John and his wife, and possibly a couple of the children while the upstairs room would was used for the rest of the children. The Deeres left the home in 1847 when they moved to Moline, Illinois.[8]
Shop
The original
A blacksmith shop does occupy the current John Deere Historic Site grounds.
Historic significance
The John Deere House and Shop is historically significant for its influence in the areas of commerce, agriculture, industry, and invention.
Notes
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d ""John Deere Historic Site" Archived 2007-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, (Brochure), John Deere Historic Site.
- ^ a b "John Deere House and Shop," Property Information Report, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "John Deere Home and Shop". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 0760318611). Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ Farmers' Almanac TV: John Deere, The Man, archived from the original on November 16, 2021, retrieved July 28, 2021
- ^ John Deere Historic Site Archived 2007-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, John Deere, Official site. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Farmer, Tina Marie. "Tiller of the soil: John Deere still plows the prairie Archived 2006-09-05 at the Wayback Machine," www.aiec.coop, September 2004, 13, via Illinois Periodicals Online. Retrieved May 21, 2007.
- ^ "John Deere Historic Site", (PDF), Illinois Historic Sites Survey Inventory, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved July 2, 2007.
External links
- John Deere Historic Site
- Media related to John Deere House and Shop at Wikimedia Commons
- Owner's website