Ulysses G. Orendorff House
Ulysses G. Orendorff House | |
Location | 345 W. Elm St., Canton, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 40°33′28″N 90°2′3″W / 40.55778°N 90.03417°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | Spencer, Robert C. |
Architectural style | Prairie School |
NRHP reference No. | 71000292[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 9, 1971 |
The Ulysses G. Orendorff House is a historic house located at 345 West Elm Street in Canton, Illinois. The house was built in 1902 for Ulysses G. Orendorff, the son of Parlin & Orendorff co-founder W. J. Orendorff; the company, the most successful in Canton, manufactured farming equipment and was later sold to International Harvester. The home is commonly known as "Redcrest" and has an official U.S. mailing address of same.
Architect Robert C. Spencer of
The home was purchased by Eddie D. Walters and his wife Alma K. Wrigley Walters in 1962. The couple owned the property until 1980 when it was sold to their son Micheal W. Walters. He and his wife Susan (née' McPherson) resided there with their two sons, Chris and Cade, until 2002. The property also includes a carriage house with a full basketball court, 18 hole miniature "putt-putt" professionally designed golf course, batting cage, and a six car garage.
The house was added to the
Notes
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sprague, Paul E. (April 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Ulysses G. Orendorff House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved October 24, 2015.[dead link]