Cornelius Flagg Farmstead

The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s. The farmhouse, the farm's main building, is a two-story brick Italianate building. The house has an asymmetrical pattern with hip roofs over each component. Several of its key Italianate features are not original; the wraparound front porch was replaced in 1930, and its bracketed cornice was reconstructed in the 1940s after tornadoes damaged the roof. The farm's brick barn is unusually well-crafted for a barn built during the period, a sign of Flagg's wealth. Other buildings on the farm include a machinery shed, a smaller and older farmhouse, a privy, and an ice house.[2]

Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Sherman, Illinois
Coordinates	39°53′27″N 89°36′57″W
Area	4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built	1871-1880
Built by	Bettinghaus, Henry
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	92001848[1]
Added to NRHP	February 3, 1993

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Kirchner, Charles (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Flagg, Cornelius, Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 26, 2015.