John H. Addams Homestead
John H. Addams Homestead | |
Federal style | |
NRHP reference No. | 79000871[1] |
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Added to NRHP | April 17, 1979 |
The John H. Addams Homestead, also known as the Jane Addams Birthplace, is located in the
History
The 5.5-acre (22,000 m2) John H. Addams Homestead includes the house, a Pennsylvania-style bank barn, and the remains of the Addams Grist Mill. After arriving in Stephenson County in 1845, Addams purchased the Cedar Creek Mills from Van Valzah, who had owned the mill since 1837. John H. Addams built the brick, federal-style house in two portions beginning in 1846. The smaller, northern part of the house was built in 1846, and in 1854 he added the larger southern portion of the house and its central entrance. Addams completed further alteration during the 1870s when he added a chimney and bay to the southern portion of the house, and a porch over the central front entrance.
In 1956, after the home was purchased by Thomas Ennenga, the front porch was removed and a gable-style dormer was placed into the roof as part of extensive modernizations done to the home. The rear porch was also replaced at that time.
Architecture
The homestead also includes a Pennsylvania-style banked barn and the remains of Addams' mill. The barn is three and a half stories tall with dimensions of 60 feet (18 m) by 40 feet (12 m). foundation.
Most of Addams'
Significance
John H. Addams was a prominent business leader and citizen in early Stephenson County.
During the 1970s the Illinois Historic Sites Survey noted the house for its significance as Jane Addams' birthplace.[3] The U.S. National Register of Historic Places noted the house for its significance to industry and politics/government, and added it to its listings on April 17, 1979.[1][2]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "John H. Addams Homestead," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, pp. 1-8. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ^ "T. Ennarga House," (PDF), Illinois Historic Sites Survey Inventory, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, pp. 8-10. Retrieved 20 August 2007.