Hiram Palmer House

The Hiram Palmer House is a historic house located at 703 East Fort Street in Farmington, Illinois. Hiram and Philynder Palmer built the house in 1851–52 but sold it the year it was completed. In 1856, the house was purchased by Riley Bristol, a local pharmacist and founder of Farmington's First Congregational Church; Bristol lived in the house until 1882. The house has a Greek Revival design, a nationally popular stylistic choice in the first half of the nineteenth century. The wraparound front porch is supported by Tuscan columns. The house's low hip roof features a plain frieze and cornice at the roof line and is topped by a lantern with a cornice and pediment. The house's interior features decorative Greek Revival woodwork, including carved door and window moldings, ornamental panels by the windows, and a fireplace mantel supported by pilasters.[2]

Hiram Palmer House
Location703 E. Fort St., Farmington, Illinois
Coordinates40°41′53″N 89°59′38″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1851 (1851)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.99000589[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1999

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1999.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Newton, David; Holmes, Ken; Holmes, Toni (February 10, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Palmer, Hiram, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 29, 2015.


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