National Register of Historic Places

Whitney, Col. Nathan, House

Franklin Grove, Lee County, Illinois
Listed
November 2, 1990
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
90001726

About this property

The Col. Nathan Whitney House is a historic house located at 1620 Whitney Road south of Franklin Grove, Illinois, United States. The Italianate house was built for Colonel Nathan Whitney, a veteran of the War of 1812, in 1860. Whitney and his family settled in the Franklin Grove area in 1836 and founded the Franklin Grove Nursery and Orchards. The orchards became successful, and Whitney had four houses built for his family on the site, the 1860 house being the fourth. The house's design features many of the typical features of Italianate architecture. A prominent cupola, a traditional feature of the style, tops the house's hipped roof. The house features decorative brackets and dentillation along its eaves and the top of its front porch; additional brackets separate the cupola's windows. The porch's railing and newel posts and the capitals of its columns also feature decorative moldings. The thin windows on both the house and its cupola emphasize the height of the building, as do the thin columns supporting the porch roof. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1990.

Location

1620 Whitney Rd.
Franklin Grove, Lee County, Illinois
41.81849, -89.29369

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Whitney, Col. Nathan, House listed on the National Register?

Whitney, Col. Nathan, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 2, 1990.

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Whitney, Col. Nathan, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Whitney, Col. Nathan, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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