H. P. Boult House

Coordinates: 39°47′19.44″N 89°39′14.48″W / 39.7887333°N 89.6540222°W / 39.7887333; -89.6540222
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H. P. Boult House
H. P. Boult House is located in Illinois
H. P. Boult House
H. P. Boult House is located in the United States
H. P. Boult House
Location1123 S. 2nd St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°47′19.44″N 89°39′14.48″W / 39.7887333°N 89.6540222°W / 39.7887333; -89.6540222
Arealess than one acre
Built1889 (1889)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.82002598[1]
Added to NRHPJune 3, 1982

The H. P. Boult House is a historic house located at 1123 South 2nd Street in Springfield, Illinois. The house, which was built in 1889, has a Queen Anne design with Eastlake ornamentation. The two-story wooden house has horizontal siding and X-shaped bracing. The front porch features a gable with a carved pediment, projecting carved panels, and a latticed base. A tower rises above the front porch; the other half of the front facade is dominated by a gable. The house's interior features a curved cherry staircase, decorative woodwork throughout, and a painted slate fireplace.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1982.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hayner, Robert (December 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The H. P. Boult House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved December 13, 2014.