Fisher-Nash-Griggs House

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location = Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois, USA
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area = convert|1.3|acre|m2
built = 1852–57
architect = Sylvanus (Sylvannus) Grow
architecture = Greek Revival
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added = November 27, 1998
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governing_body= Private ownerThe Fisher-Nash-Griggs House, also known as the Cottage Home, is a historic high-style Greek Revival house in the city of Ottawa, Illinois, USA. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

History

The Fisher-Nash-Griggs House, named for its first three owners, was built c. 1852–57 on Ottawa Avenue in Ottawa, Illinois. Between its construction and 1916 the home underwent a number of additions and renovations, all styled in Classical or Greek Revival.Gurlacz, Betsy. " [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/205579.pdf Fisher-Nash-Griggs House] ", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, July 29, 1998, "Illinois Historic Preservation Agency", accessed May 12, 2008.]

Architecture

The house is setback from Ottawa Avenue about convert|100|ft|m; the street itself is a boulevard and one of the widest in the city. Ottawa Avenue is divided by a grassy tree-dotted median which is crowned on its west end by a Classical Revival war memorial. The house, of brick construction, is an example of high-style Greek Revival architecture. The Fisher-Nash-Griggs House was designed by Sylvanus Grow, who also designed another significant home in Ottawa.

Historic significance

The house is significant for its architecture as a good local example of high-style Greek Revival architecture with Classical Revival updates. The Fisher-Nash-Griggs House was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1998. [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 name=Ottawa, IL] , National Register of Historic Places, "National Park Service", accessed May 12, 2008.]

ee also

*John Hossack House

References

External links

* [http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/Reports/Reports.aspx?RefNumVariable=205579&FormType=Short Fisher-Nash-Griggs House] , Property Information Report, "Illinois Historic Preservation Agency", accessed May 12, 2008.