Edwards Place
Edwards Place | |
Location | 700 N. 4th St., Springfield, Illinois |
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Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
Built | 1833 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 69000058[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 17, 1969 |
Edwards Place is a historic house located at 700 North 4th Street in Springfield, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1933; its design features bracketed cornices and a cupola with a skylight.
Lawyer Benjamin S. Edwards, son of Illinois governor Ninian Edwards, owned the house. While he lived there, the house became an important political center for Springfield, as Edwards hosted rallies and gatherings for Illinois politicians. Abraham Lincoln gave a speech from one of the house's second-story windows, and Stephen A. Douglas hosted a rally on the property. The house also hosted guests who came to Springfield for Lincoln's funeral. Several of the Lincoln family's possessions are now held in the Edwards house.[2]
Edwards' daughter donated the house to the Springfield Art Association in 1913; it has since served the association as a museum, school, and meeting house.[2] It also features the assocation's M. G. Nelson Family Gallery that hosts about 12 exhibitions per year, an art library and an art studio for classes.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1969.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Kirchner, Charles (August 13, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Edwards Place" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
External links
- Edwards Place - official site
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Italianate architecture in Illinois
- Houses completed in 1833
- Houses in Springfield, Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Sangamon County, Illinois
- Museums in Springfield, Illinois
- Historic house museums in Illinois
- Art galleries in Illinois
- Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs