Taft Farmstead
Taft Farmstead | |
![]() The Taft farmhouse | |
Location | SR 3, Rochester, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°45′8″N 89°33′34″W / 39.75222°N 89.55944°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1906 | , 1912
Built by | Dickerson, Bill |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 80001409[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 20, 1980 |
The Taft Farmstead is a historic farm located west of Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois. Established in the early 20th century, the farm is one of the few intact farmsteads from the period which was not a renovation of an earlier farm. The farm's Classical Revival farmhouse, which dates from 1912, is representative of the spread of individualized architecture to farms; its design includes two-story Doric columns along the front porch and a pyramidal roof with a pediment-like dormer in front. The farm's main barn, a wooden structure used for livestock, was built in 1906. The farm also includes two additional barns, a grain shed, a chicken coop, an outhouse, and a garage.[2]
The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1980.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jett, Linda S.; Hopkins, Dottie; Seibert, Susan M. (May 28, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Taft Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Neoclassical architecture in Illinois
- Buildings and structures completed in 1906
- Houses completed in 1912
- National Register of Historic Places in Sangamon County, Illinois
- 1906 establishments in Illinois
- Central Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs