G.J._George_House

G. J. George House

G. J. George House

Historic house in Illinois, United States

The G. J. George House is a historic house located at 205 W. Center St. in Fairfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1877 or 1878 for G. J. George, a Civil War veteran and local lawyer. Local architect George Chittenden designed the two-story brick house in the Italianate style. The house features porches on all four sides, including one at the front entrance; the L-shaped entrance porch has a balustrade along the edge of its roof. The house's tall, rectangular windows are topped by brick arches. A bracketed and dentillated cornice runs along the house's roof line. The cross-hipped roof has an iron fence along its ridge.[2]

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The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Puckett, Judith (October 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: George, G. J., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-23. Retrieved February 5, 2014.


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