National Register of Historic Places

Ulery, Eli, House

Mount Zion, Macon County, Illinois
Listed
September 30, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000854

About this property

The Eli Ulery House is a historic house located on County Route 60 southeast of Mount Zion, Illinois. The house was built circa 1860 for Eli Ulery, an early settler of Macon County. The Italianate structures features bracketed eaves and a cupola atop the roof. Ulery came to the county in the 1830s; he worked as a cowboy until he started his own cattle farm in 1851. Ulery became wealthy enough to build his house in the ensuing decade, and by his death in 1897 he had more than doubled his holdings and branched out into horse breeding and crop farming. His son, Eli S. Ulery, continued to expand the farm and donated land for a 40-acre (16 ha) Chautauqua park. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1979.

Location

Mount Zion, Macon County, Illinois
39.76336, -88.83526

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was Ulery, Eli, House listed on the National Register?

Ulery, Eli, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Ulery, Eli, House?

Ulery, Eli, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Ulery, Eli, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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