Henry Clay Moss House

The Henry Clay Moss House is a historic house located at 414 N. Main St. in Paris, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1876 for local businessman Henry Clay Moss. The home features a wraparound porch supported by columns, a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and a projecting hexagonal bay on its west side. The interior of the home includes home office space and features decorative wooden door and window surrounds and trim as well as a cantilevered flight of stairs. Moss lost the house in 1877, and it passed through a succession of owners until livestock breeder Daniel Arthur bought the home in 1895; the home remained in the Arthur family until 1976.[2]

Henry Clay Moss House
Location414 N. Main St., Paris, Illinois
Coordinates39°36′55″N 87°41′42″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1876 (1876)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.08000295[1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2008

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2008.[1] The Edgar County Historical Society currently operates a museum in the home.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Thompson, Stephen A. (August 31, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Henry Clay Moss House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2013.


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