Edward Pulsifer House

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Edward Pulsifer House
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LocationIL 71, Hennepin, Illinois
Coordinates 41°15′27″N89°20′27″W / 41.25750°N 89.34083°W / 41.25750; -89.34083 Coordinates: 41°15′27″N89°20′27″W / 41.25750°N 89.34083°W / 41.25750; -89.34083
Arealess than one acre
Built1844 (1844)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 79000864 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 4, 1979

The Edward Pulsifer House is a historic house located on Illinois Route 71 in Hennepin, Illinois. Edward Pulsifer, a prominent Hennepin businessman, had the house built in 1844, four years after he came to the city. Pulsifer began his enterprise by running a general store with his brother; his later ventures included local real estate and a shipping business on the Illinois River. His house is designed in the Federal style and is one of Putnam County's best remaining examples of the style. The 2+12-story brick house is topped by a gable roof; the brick in the gables forms a projecting coping at the top, and each gable has paired chimneys at its peak. Brick parapets connect the pairs of chimneys, a stylistic element often seen in Federal architecture in Illinois. The entrance and the roof line feature matching dentillated entablatures; the entrance also features a transom, sidelights, and flanking pilasters. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1979. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Edgerley, Julia; Stein, Cheryl; Flemming, Jeffrey S. (May 5, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Edward Pulsifer House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.