The James Millikin House is a historic house located at 125 N. Pine St. in Decatur, Illinois. The house was built in 1876 for James Millikin, a wealthy Decatur businessman who later founded Millikin University. The house has a towered Italianate design which has been called the "most imposing Victorian remnant" in Decatur. A mansard roof on the tallest tower provides a Second Empire influence to the design. The house's interior decorations include colored marble fireplaces, art glass windows, and a fresco above the main staircase.[2]
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| Location | 125 N. Pine St., Decatur, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°50′31″N 88°58′1″W / 39.84194°N 88.96694°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1876 |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000765[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1974 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1974.[1] Millikin University currently owns the house, which is open to the public as a museum.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kapp, Lucien C. (May 1, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: James Millikan Home" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to the James Millikan Homestead". James Millkin Homestead, Inc. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
External links edit
- James Millikin Homestead - official site