- Townsend Home
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location = Jo Daviess County,Illinois ,USA
nearest_city = Stockton
area = convert|1|acre|m2|sing=on
built =1856
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architecture =Upright and Wing ,Greek Revival
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added =May 17 ,2005
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governing_body =Private ownerThe Townsend Home is a historic house located about 3 miles (4.8 km) from
Stockton, Illinois , inJo Daviess County . It is a fine example of an Upright and Wing style house with Greek Revival detailing and was completed in 1856. The house was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2005.History
The Townsend Home was built from 1851–56 on an convert|800|acre|km2|sing=on farm north of the village of Stockton, Illinois along Canyon Park Road, a road that formerly serviced the small, now defunct, community of Millville. The home was built by George Townsend, a New Yorker who came to the Illinois in 1826. Townsend began construction on his home after returning from two years in the California during the Gold Rush.Watson, Daryl, and Townsend, Gerald. " [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/223369.pdf Townsend Home] ", (
PDF ), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, October 2004, "Illinois Historic Preservation Agency ", accessedMay 4 ,2008 .]Architecture
The house is constructed from
limestone quarried on the Townsend farm. The designer of the house is unknown, as it is unknown if George Townsend had access to either architectural pattern books or a "master carpenter". It is entirely possible that Townsend himself designed the house. The home follows the tradition of finerUpright and Wing houses of the day, in the manner of those inNew England and theGreat Lakes region , where the style flourished.Reilly, Brandy. " [http://www.uwec.edu/Geography/Ivogeler/w367/styles/s48.htm Upright and Wing] ", CreatedJune 6 ,1997 , updatedJune 5 ,2002 , "University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire", Department of Geography and Anthropology, accessedApril 15 ,2008 .] The Townsend Home, like many Upright and Wing houses, features characteristics ofGreek Revival architecture." [http://www.yarmouth.ma.us/Community%20Development%20Web/Downloadable_Forms/Planning/Arch%20Design%20Stds/Design%202.pdf Yarmouth Architectural & Site Design Guidelines Addendum] ", (PDF ), "Town of Yarmouth" (Yarmouth, Massachusetts ), p. 3, accessedApril 15 ,2008 .]Historic significance
The house is a fine example of the New England Upright and Wing with Greek Revival details. The style came to the area as settlers moved west from
New York and New England. The house pre-dates the 1880s village of Stockton, which is 3 miles (4.8 km) away, and the home has a long association with one of the area's earliest families. The Townsend Home has remained in the Townsend family for at least six generations. The Townsend Home was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places onMay 17 ,2005 . [http://www.nr.nps.gov/iwisapi/explorer.dll?IWS_SCHEMA=NRIS1&IWS_LOGIN=1&IWS_REPORT=100000039 National Register Information System Query - State and City=Stockton, IL] , National Register of Historic Places, "National Park Service ", accessedMay 4 ,2008 .]References
External links
* [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/Reports/Reports.aspx?RefNumVariable=223369&FormType=Short Property Information Report] : Townsend Home,
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
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