Gideon Ives House

The Gideon Ives House is a historic house at 408 East Jefferson Street in New Boston, Illinois. Gideon Ives, the co-owner of Mercer County's largest general merchandise and grain wholesale business, had the house built for his family in 1857. The house is an early example of the Italianate style; its design mirrors the house across the street, which was built for Ives' business partner, Elmore J. Dennison. The house's roof features bracketed eaves and is topped by a square cupola, and its windows are tall and narrow with cast iron hoods. The entrance is flanked by pilasters, a Greek Revival element; the style was still popular at the time, and its presence reflects the transition between Greek Revival and Italianate as popular American architectural styles.[2]

Gideon Ives House
Location408 E. Jefferson St., New Boston, Illinois
Coordinates41°10′10″N 90°59′39″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.00001332[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 2000

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 2000.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Ives, Daniel (June 6, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ives, Gideon, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 19, 2016.


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