William S. Warfield House

The William S. Warfield House is a historic house located at 1624 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois. The house was built in 1886 for William S. Warfield, who founded the Warfield Grocery Co.; Warfield was one of many prominent Quincy residents to build a large house on Maine Street. Architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee designed the house in a blend of the Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne styles; his design popularized Romanesque architecture, and the blend with Queen Anne in particular, in Quincy. The house features a stone exterior with terra cotta decorations, a massive plan, and a large western porch as well as several smaller porches throughout.[2]

William S. Warfield House
Location1624 Maine St., Quincy, Illinois
Coordinates39°55′53″N 91°23′23″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
ArchitectSilsbee, Joseph Lyman
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No.79000814[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 1979

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Karlowicz, Titus M. (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: William S. Warfield Residence" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved July 30, 2015.


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