The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile (1.6 km) south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement. The farmhouse was built as a one-story stone structure circa 1829; its second story was added in the 1850s, giving it an I-house plan. While the house originally had a mainly Federal design, it was later updated with Greek Revival and Italianate influences. The original horse barn, the other historically significant building on the property, is a three-bay English barn built in the late 1820s.[2]
Brunk Farmstead | |
 Ruins of Brunk Farmstead, October 2015 | |
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| Nearest city | Rochester, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°41′51″N 89°35′12″W / 39.69750°N 89.58667°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001569[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 17, 1999 |
The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1999.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Leonatti, David J.; Purnell, Michelle (August 19, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brunk Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.