Levi Willits House
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| Location | 202 Main St., New Boston, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′7″N 90°59′59″W / 41.16861°N 90.99972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Built by | Willits, Levi |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000488[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1995 |
The Levi Willits House is a historic house located at 202 Main Street in New Boston, Illinois. Levi Willits, a prominent local businessman who ran the city's general store, built the house in 1856. The house has a Greek Revival design, a popular style when it was built. The house's design includes six-over-six windows with flat sills and lintels and a low hip roof, both typical Greek Revival features. The south and northwest corner entrances both feature porches; these porches, along with a since-removed porch on the east side, originally had classical columns and balustrades but were later remodeled.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1995.[1] The New Boston Historical Society operates a local history museum in the house.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Newton, David (February 1, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Willits, Levi, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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