Duncan Manor

Duncan Manor
Location McLean County, Illinois
Nearest city Towanda
Coordinates 40°33′52″N 88°53′57″W / 40.56444°N 88.89917°W / 40.56444; -88.89917Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 88°53′57″W / 40.56444°N 88.89917°W / 40.56444; -88.89917
Area 6 acres
Built 1866
Architectural style Italianate[1]
NRHP reference # 79003164[1]
Added to NRHP February 9, 1979[1]

Duncan Manor is a historic house located in rural McLean County, Illinois, near Towanda. The house was built circa 1866 for William R. Duncan, a livestock breeder well respected for his short-horned cattle. The Italianate house features two three-story towers on its northwest facade; the towers feature bracketed cornices on their pyramidal roofs. The main entrance is located between the towers. The southeast side of the house features ​2 1⁄2-story towers topped with ornamental bracketed pediments. The towers flank a two-story entrance porch topped by additional bracketing.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Walters, Jr., William D. (December 20, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Duncan Manor". National Park Service. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
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