The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s. The farmhouse, the farm's main building, is a two-story brick Italianate building. The house has an asymmetrical pattern with hip roofs over each component. Several of its key Italianate features are not original; the wraparound front porch was replaced in 1930, and its bracketed cornice was reconstructed in the 1940s after tornadoes damaged the roof. The farm's brick barn is unusually well-crafted for a barn built during the period, a sign of Flagg's wealth. Other buildings on the farm include a machinery shed, a smaller and older farmhouse, a privy, and an ice house.[2]
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| Nearest city | Sherman, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°53′27″N 89°36′57″W / 39.89083°N 89.61583°W |
| Area | 4.7 acres (1.9 ha) |
| Built | 1871-1880 |
| Built by | Bettinghaus, Henry |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001848[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 3, 1993 |
The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kirchner, Charles (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Flagg, Cornelius, Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-27. Retrieved February 26, 2015.