National Register of Historic Places

Roytek, Richard, House

Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
Listed
March 21, 2011
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
11000030

About this property

The Richard Roytek House is a historic house located at 3420 Richmond Avenue in Mattoon, Illinois. Local businessman Richard Roytek built the house for his family in 1949–50. The house has a ranch style design with Prairie School details; Roytek chose this design after visiting Harlingen, Texas in 1948. The single-story house has the characteristic low profile and gently sloping roof of the ranch style. In addition, the house has large picture windows on its front facade and an attached garage, both common features of ranch-style houses. The house's Prairie School features include its use of wood and stone, its horizontal limestone exterior, its overhanging eaves, and its wide chimney. The house is one of roughly twelve ranch-style houses in Mattoon which predate the city's ranch-style subdivisions developed in the mid-1950s. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 22, 2011.

Location

3420 Richmond Ave
Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
39.48754, -88.40013

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Roytek, Richard, House listed on the National Register?

Roytek, Richard, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 2011.

What type of historic resource is Roytek, Richard, House?

Roytek, Richard, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Roytek, Richard, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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