Frederick Weistar House

The Frederick Weistar House is a historic house at 515 Chestnut Street in Chester, Illinois. The house was built circa 1859 for Frederick Weistar, a Swiss immigrant. The house has a vernacular design with a two-door facade pattern, in which two front doors provided access to each of the house's two first-floor rooms. While the two-door facade is common in vernacular architecture, the purpose of the two doors is historically disputed; as the form is especially prevalent in German vernacular architecture, it may have been inspired by traditional German architecture, though it may have also functioned as a way to separate public and private spaces in a home. The one-story limestone house also features a wooden front porch with carved columns and brackets, its only significant decorative element.[2]

Frederick Weistar House
Location515 Chestnut St., Chester, Illinois
Coordinates37°54′15″N 89°49′44″W
Builtc. 1859 (1859)
Architectural styleTwo-door facade
NRHP reference No.100002573[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2018

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 2018; its name was misspelled "Frederick Weister House" in its listing.[1]

References
  1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/10/2018 Through 6/15/2018". National Park Service. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. Foley, Terri L. (June 7, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Weistar, Frederick House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved December 1, 2019.


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