National Register of Historic Places

Glidden, Joseph F., House

De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois
Listed
October 24, 1973
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
73002159

About this property

The Joseph F. Glidden Homestead is located in the United States in the DeKalb County, Illinois city of DeKalb. It was the home to the famed inventor of barbed wire Joseph Glidden. The barn, still located on the property near several commercial buildings, is said to be where Glidden perfected his improved version of barbed wire which would eventually transform him into a successful entrepreneur. The Glidden House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The home was designed by another barbed wire patent holder in DeKalb, Jacob Haish. The property contains the house and two outbuildings; the barn and the remains of an old millhouse, which has been repurposed into a living-history blacksmith shop. Constructed in 1861, the Glidden House adheres mostly to a French Colonial style of architecture. The raised basement and full-length porch are two of the architectural elements found on the Glidden House that are consistently found in French Colonial homes. The barn, a building of high historical significance, was not included as part of the National Register listing for the property until 2002, nearly 30 years after the original nomination was approved.

Location

917 W. Lincoln Hwy.
De Kalb, De Kalb County, Illinois
41.94069, -88.77045

Categories

INDUSTRYINVENTION
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Sources

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When was Glidden, Joseph F., House listed on the National Register?

Glidden, Joseph F., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 1973.

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Glidden, Joseph F., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Glidden, Joseph F., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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