Levi Willits House

Levi Willits House
Location 202 Main St., New Boston, Illinois
Coordinates 41°10′7″N 90°59′59″W / 41.16861°N 90.99972°W / 41.16861; -90.99972Coordinates: 41°10′7″N 90°59′59″W / 41.16861°N 90.99972°W / 41.16861; -90.99972
Area less than one acre
Built 1856 (1856)
Built by Willits, Levi
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 95000488[1]
Added to NRHP April 20, 1995

The Levi Willits House is a historic house located at 202 Main Street in New Boston, Illinois. Levi Willits, a prominent local businessman who ran the city's general store, built the house in 1856. The house has a Greek Revival design, a popular style when it was built. The house's design includes six-over-six windows with flat sills and lintels and a low hip roof, both typical Greek Revival features. The south and northwest corner entrances both feature porches; these porches, along with a since-removed porch on the east side, originally had classical columns and balustrades but were later remodeled.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1995.[1] The New Boston Historical Society operates a local history museum in the house.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Newton, David (February 1, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Willits, Levi, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 17, 2016.


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