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David Hyatt Van Dolah House

Coordinates: 40°38′32″N 88°47′37″W / 40.64222°N 88.79361°W / 40.64222; -88.79361
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David Hyatt Van Dolah House
David Hyatt Van Dolah House is located in Illinois
David Hyatt Van Dolah House
David Hyatt Van Dolah House is located in the United States
David Hyatt Van Dolah House
Location10 N. Spencer St., Lexington, Illinois
Coordinates40°38′32″N 88°47′37″W / 40.64222°N 88.79361°W / 40.64222; -88.79361
Built1898
ArchitectGeorge H. Miller & James E. Fisher
NRHP reference No.15000590[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 2015

The David Hyatt Van Dolah House (locally known as The Castle) is a historic house located at 10 North Spencer Street in Lexington, Illinois. The house was built in 1898 for David Hyatt Van Dolah, a prominent local landowner best known as an importer and broker of French horses. Architect George H. Miller, one of the most well-regarded architects in the Bloomington area, and his partner James E. Fisher designed the house in the Queen Anne style. The front of the house features a large round turret on one corner, a wraparound porch, and a large stepped gable opposite the turret. The house's exterior is decorated with brickwork patterns, a departure from the ornamental woodwork usually used to side Queen Anne homes. The hipped roof of the house features cross gables, a cone atop the turret, and several pinnacles and spires.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 9/14/15 Through 9/18/15". National Park Service. September 25, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
  2. ^ Wright, Mary Beth (January 29, 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Van Dolah, David Hyatt, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 28, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.