Williams, Silas, House
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The Silas Williams House, also known as the Edward Baker House, is a historic Queen Anne house in the city of Streator, Illinois. The building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Silas Williams House was built by its first owner, Silas Williams, around 1893. Williams, originally from Ottawa, Illinois, was a paper mill owner who also owned many properties throughout Streator. He constructed many homes around the city. The Williams House is a two-story frame building with a full basement and an attic. It is cast in the Queen Anne style of architecture. It contains many projecting and receding forms, common of Queen Anne houses. Some of those include its multiple gables, and its polygonal and round and towers. The interior is largely open on the first floor and much of the interior details and woodwork remain intact. The Williams House has two main areas of importance, architecture and local history. As one of the last "great" 19th-century houses in Streator, it stands as a symbol to its builder and his accomplishments in early Streator. The house is also important architecturally. Its open floor plan carries the Queen Anne style further than any other house in the state of Illinois. The Silas Williams House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1976, with NRHP reference #76002146. Media related to Silas Williams House at Wikimedia Commons Sillas Williams House, Property Information Report, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed May 15, 2008.
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When was Williams, Silas, House listed on the National Register?
Williams, Silas, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1976.
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Williams, Silas, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Williams, Silas, House is recorded as the industrial era.
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