National Register of Historic Places

Williams, James Robert, House

Carmi, White County, Illinois
Listed
January 29, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86003716

About this property

The James Robert Williams House is a historic house located at 310 E. Main St. in Carmi, Illinois. The house was built in 1896 for James Robert Williams, a U.S. Representative and political ally of William Jennings Bryan. Prominent residential architect George Franklin Barber designed the red brick house in a blend of the Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne styles. The house has three corner towers, two with crenellated tops and one with a double bell roof; the towers cause the building to resemble a castle. The house's front entrance is surrounded by an arched porch with a balcony on its roof. A loggia is located above the entrance on the house's third level. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1987.

Location

310 E. Main St.
Carmi, White County, Illinois
38.09078, -88.15817

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Williams, James Robert, House listed on the National Register?

Williams, James Robert, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Williams, James Robert, House?

Williams, James Robert, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Williams, James Robert, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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