National Register of Historic Places

Trobaugh-Good House

Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
Listed
July 31, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000858

About this property

The Trobaugh-Good House is a historic house located at 1495 Brozio Lane in the Rock Springs Center for Environmental Discovery southwest of Decatur, Illinois. The house was built c. 1847–53 as part of the Ward Settlement, one of the first communities in the area which became Macon County; it is one of the few buildings from the settlement which still survives. The settlement was formed by migrants from the Upland South; Joseph M. Trobaugh, who first owned the house, was one of the later arrivals from the region. The house was originally a one-room log pen house, a typical construction style among the migrants. As larger houses became more popular in the area in the 1850s, the house gained two additions. The first addition added a lean-to kitchen in back of the house, while the second was a saddlebag extension, a common vernacular addition that gave the house a parlor. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 1996.

Location

1495 Brozio Ln.
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
39.79649, -89.01087

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Sources

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When was Trobaugh-Good House listed on the National Register?

Trobaugh-Good House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Trobaugh-Good House?

Trobaugh-Good House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Trobaugh-Good House is recorded as the industrial era.

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