Howard K. Weber House

The Howard K. Weber House is a historic house located at 925 South 7th Street in Springfield, Illinois. While the house was built in the 1840s, its current design comes from a series of additions and renovations which began in 1878. However artifacts discovered in the basement date around the 1820s. Howard K. Weber, a prominent local banker, started this renovation process shortly after buying the house. The house's new design was primarily Italianate, as the style was then nationally popular; its influence can be seen in the asymmetrical plan, the low hip roof with a bracketed cornice, and the arched windows. The house also exhibits a late Victorian influence in its more detailed elements, particularly the first-floor bay windows and the Gothic moldings on the second floor.[2]

Howard K. Weber House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	925 S. 7th St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates	39°47′31″N 89°38′49″W
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	79000868[1]
Added to NRHP	October 1, 1979

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Nanchen, Frank; Scully, Michael (April 24, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Howard K. Weber House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 13, 2014.