The Hayward–Hill House is a historic house located at 540 S. Main St. in Hillsboro, Illinois. The house was built circa 1850 for John Shaw Hayward, a local businessman and land speculator who founded the Hillsboro Academy. The two-story, L-shaped house has an Italianate design. A verandah, which is topped by a porch with a balustrade, runs along the front of the house. The low hip roof features a cornice with paired brackets along its edge. Cast iron lintels cover the house's tall, narrow arched windows. In 1904, prominent local attorney and financier L. V. Hill purchased the house, which his family owned until 1967.[2]

Hayward–Hill House
Hayward–Hill House is located in Illinois
Hayward–Hill House
Hayward–Hill House is located in the United States
Hayward–Hill House
Location540 S. Main St., Hillsboro, Illinois
Coordinates39°9′23″N 89°29′0″W / 39.15639°N 89.48333°W / 39.15639; -89.48333
Arealess than one acre
Built1850 (1850)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.80001399[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1980

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1980.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Wynn, Kathleen W.; Flemming, Jeffrey S. (February 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Hayward–Hill House" (PDF). Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved June 19, 2014.