Alexander Briggs House

The Alexander Briggs House is a historic house located at 210 Jackson St. in Charleston, Illinois. Prominent local stonemason Alexander Briggs built the stone house in 1894; it is the only stone house remaining in Coles County. The house's design incorporates features of the Italianate and Renaissance Revival styles; the combination is unusual, as the Renaissance Revival style was rarely used in small houses. Briggs built the house with multicolored sandstone and used marble and granite to form decorative belt courses and quoins, giving the house its Renaissance Revival appearance. The house's Italianate elements include its tall, narrow arched windows and its gently sloping roof.[2]

Alexander Briggs House
Location210 Jackson St., Charleston, Illinois
Coordinates39°29′38″N 88°10′45″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1894 (1894)
Built byBriggs, Alexander
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.80001341[1]
Added to NRHPMay 31, 1980

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 1980.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Riddle, James D. and Linda S.; Shaela C. Dunne (October 15, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Alexander Briggs House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 17, 2014.


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