National Register of Historic Places

Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace

Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
Listed
April 13, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
75000662

About this property

The Frederick Francis Woodland Palace is a historic house located in Francis Park 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Kewanee, Illinois. Frederick Francis, a multi-talented architect, engineer, and artist, began work on the house in 1889; while he and his wife moved into the house a year later, he continued to work on it until his death in 1926. The house has an eclectic design noted both for its vernacular interpretation of Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival architecture and its innovative engineering. The building's exterior design includes a hand-chipped brick exterior, a concrete tower above the main entrance, two porches on the south side, a solarium on the west side, and a gambrel roof. The interior's noteworthy features include a bedroom designed like a Pullman sleeping car, a system of levers which opened both front doors at once, a hearth with a flue system that also helped heat the house, a water filtration and heating system supplied by a cistern, and several secret compartments. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1975.

Location

Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
41.27586, -89.77538

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Sources

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When was Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace listed on the National Register?

Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace?

Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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