George Blackman House

	George Blackman House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	904 S. Main St., Hillsboro, Illinois
Coordinates	39°9′11″N 89°29′37″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1842-43
Built by	Blackman, George
Architectural style	Creole style
NRHP reference No.	86003180[1]
Added to NRHP	November 6, 1986

The George Blackman House is a historic house located at 904 S. Main St. in Hillsboro, Illinois. The house was built in 1842-43 by George Blackman, a local blacksmith and woodworker. Blackman designed his house in a style similar to Southern Creole cottages. Such houses had never before been built in Montgomery County, which historically preferred designs inspired by New England architecture, but Blackman's Southern-inspired features were more appropriate for the local climate. The 1 ¹⁄₂-story house features a recessed open porch supported by thin columns and is topped by a low roof. The house's open floor plan includes six rooms laid out around a central hall.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986.[1]

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Evans, Idabel. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: George Blackman House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2014.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Evans, Idabel. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: George Blackman House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2014.