Cambre House and Farm
National Register of Historic Places

Cambre House and Farm

Niota, Hancock County, Illinois
Listed
November 13, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
84000308

About this property

Cambre House and Farm is a historic farmstead located southwest of Niota, Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The farmhouse was built in 1867 by Adolphe Cambre, a French immigrant and member of Nauvoo's short-lived Icarian community. A carpenter by trade, Cambre designed several of the community's buildings while the Icarians occupied Nauvoo in the 1850s. While many of the Icarians resettled in Corning, Iowa after their Nauvoo colony failed, Cambre remained in Hancock County, eventually building the Creole-inspired house for his family.

Location

Niota, Hancock County, Illinois
40.59407, -91.34332

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 84000308. It was listed on November 13, 1984.

Categories

EUROPEAN
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Nauvoo Historic District
Early Republic
3 mi
Carthage Courthouse Square Historic District
Industrial
16.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of the Mississippi – Fort Madison Evacuation 1813
1813Early Republic
2 mi
Fort Madison Siege (1812–1813)
1812Early Republic
2.6 mi
Fort Madison Siege and Evacuation
1813Early Republic
2.8 mi
Black Hawk War — Fort Madison Raids 1832
1832Early Republic
3 mi
Fort Madison Siege
1812Early Republic
3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Cambre House and Farm listed on the National Register?

Cambre House and Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Cambre House and Farm?

Cambre House and Farm is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cambre House and Farm?

The period of significance for Cambre House and Farm is recorded as the civil_war era.

Can I research the history near Cambre House and Farm?

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