National Register of Historic Places

Cloud, Aaron G., House

McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
Listed
April 14, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001150

About this property

The Aaron G. Cloud House, now the McCoy Memorial Library, is a historic house in McLeansboro, Illinois, which is now used as the city's public library. The house was built in 1884 for Aaron G. Cloud, the founder of the Cloud State Bank; it has served as a library since 1922. The Reid Brothers, an architectural firm from Evansville, Indiana, designed the home. The red brick house features a central tower with a pyramidal roof atop the front entrance, a semicircular bay on the front facade, and an entrance porch spanning three bays of the building. The house includes Eastlake Style ornamentation throughout its design. The house includes nine interior fireplaces; the four fireplaces on the first floor are surrounded by decorative wood and tiles. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1978.

Location

164 S. Washington St.
McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
38.09302, -88.53681

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Cloud, Aaron G., House listed on the National Register?

Cloud, Aaron G., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1978.

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Cloud, Aaron G., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cloud, Aaron G., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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