Horace M. Tallman House
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| Location | 816 W. Main, Shelbyville, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′23″N 88°48′11″W / 39.40639°N 88.80306°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000470[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 6, 1988 |
The Horace M. Tallman House is a historic house located at 816 W. Main St. in Shelbyville, Illinois. Horace M. Tallman built the Queen Anne house for his family in 1905. Tallman was a farmer and farm implement salesman, and he became the owner of the Ann Arbor Machine Company in 1920. In 1928-29, Tallman invented the pickup hay baler, which automated the process of baling and collecting hay. While Tallman died in 1929, his sons developed and marketed the baler, which became a labor-saving machine which permanently changed farming practices. Tallman's house is the only surviving building connected to Tallman and the invention of the pickup hay baler.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1988.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kirchner, Charles (December 28, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Tallman, Horace M., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
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