William H. Hull House

William H. Hull House
Location 1517 Walnut St., Murphysboro, Illinois
Coordinates 37°45′51″N 89°20′25″W / 37.76417°N 89.34028°W / 37.76417; -89.34028Coordinates: 37°45′51″N 89°20′25″W / 37.76417°N 89.34028°W / 37.76417; -89.34028
Area less than one acre
Built 1887 (1887)
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP reference # 05001602[1]
Added to NRHP February 1, 2006

The William H. Hull House is a historic house located at 1517 Walnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois. The house was built in 1887 for William H. Hull, a significant local businessman and politician. The house is designed in an asymmetrical Italianate pattern. The front facade of the house features a three-sided projecting bay topped by a half-hipped roof. The main entrance is located to the side of the bay in a porch supported by chamfered columns with decorative brackets. The cornice of the house features a patterned molding divided by ornamental brackets. The house's roof has a cross-hipped design with flared eaves.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2006.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Davenport, Vickie (September 7, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hull, William H., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 27, 2014.


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