Brunk Farmstead

The Brunk Farmstead is a historic farm located on KOA Campground Road 1 mile (1.6 km) south of East Lake Drive near Rochester, Illinois. George Brunk, an early settler of Sangamon County, established the farm in the 1820s; the farm is one of the few surviving properties from the county's early settlement. The farmhouse was built as a one-story stone structure circa 1829; its second story was added in the 1850s, giving it an I-house plan. While the house originally had a mainly Federal design, it was later updated with Greek Revival and Italianate influences. The original horse barn, the other historically significant building on the property, is a three-bay English barn built in the late 1820s.[2]

Brunk Farmstead
Ruins of Brunk Farmstead, October 2015
Nearest cityRochester, Illinois
Coordinates39°41′51″N 89°35′12″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.99001569[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1999

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 17, 1999.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Leonatti, David J.; Purnell, Michelle (August 19, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Brunk Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
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