The Joseph Schertz House is a historic house located on Illinois Route 116 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Metamora, Illinois. Built in 1862 for area pioneer Joseph Schertz, the house is an example of a Greek Revival styled I-house. The two-story house is composed of a central hall and stairway with a room on either side on each floor, the typical I-house floor plan, and is topped by a side gabled roof. Key Greek Revival elements of the house include its six-over-six windows with stone sills and lintels and its frieze board and cornice below the roof.[2]
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| Nearest city | Metamora, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′43″N 89°24′35″W / 40.77861°N 89.40972°W |
| Area | 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000491[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1995 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1995.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kenyon, Leslie H.; Ulrich, Amelia (December 29, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Schertz, Joseph, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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