National Register of Historic Places

Pulsifer, Edward, House

Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois
Listed
September 3, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000864

About this property

The Edward Pulsifer House is a historic house located on Illinois Route 71 in Hennepin, Illinois. Edward Pulsifer, a prominent Hennepin businessman, had the house built in 1844, four years after he came to the city. Pulsifer began his enterprise by running a general store with his brother; his later ventures included local real estate and a shipping business on the Illinois River. His house is designed in the Federal style and is one of Putnam County's best remaining examples of the style. The 2+1⁄2-story brick house is topped by a gable roof; the brick in the gables forms a projecting coping at the top, and each gable has paired chimneys at its peak. Brick parapets connect the pairs of chimneys, a stylistic element often seen in Federal architecture in Illinois. The entrance and the roof line feature matching dentillated entablatures; the entrance also features a transom, sidelights, and flanking pilasters. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1979.

Location

Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois
41.25760, -89.34102

Categories

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Sources

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When was Pulsifer, Edward, House listed on the National Register?

Pulsifer, Edward, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Pulsifer, Edward, House?

Pulsifer, Edward, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Pulsifer, Edward, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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