National Register of Historic Places

Black, Margaret, Farmstead (Additional Documentation)

Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois
Listed
May 23, 2005
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
05000110

About this property

The Black Homestead Farm is a historic farm located west of Carrollton in Greene County, Illinois. Margaret Black, one of the county's first settlers, established the farm in 1821. The farmhouse, built two years later, is the oldest surviving house in Greene County. Architect William Reay designed the brick Federal house, which features a symmetrical plan with evenly spaced windows, an oval fanlight above the original main entrance, and a gable roof with chimneys at each end. A new entrance with a Greek Revival porch was placed on the house in 1855. Other 19th-century farm buildings on the property include a smokehouse, wash house, carriage house, and horse barn. The farm raised livestock and grew grain through the 19th and 20th centuries, as was typical of Greene County farms; it still has active corn and soybean crops. The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 24, 2005.

Location

Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois
39.29424, -90.44254

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTAGRICULTURE
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When was Black, Margaret, Farmstead (Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Black, Margaret, Farmstead (Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2005.

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Black, Margaret, Farmstead (Additional Documentation) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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