Joab Mershon House

The Joab Mershon House is a historic house located at 507 West 5th Street in Vermont, Illinois. Joab Mershon, a local pork packer and banker, had the house built for his family in 1859. The house has an Italianate design with Greek Revival elements; at the time of its construction, the former style was emerging in popularity while the latter was declining, and the house represents a transitional work between the two styles. The Italianate influence is seen most prominently in the hip roof, which features a bracketed cornice and a cupola with matching brackets. Key Greek Revival elements include the dentillation on the entrance and cupola and the ornamental cast iron lintels. The house's interior has a four-over-four plan, which features four rooms on each floor and a central hallway.[2]

Joab Mershon House
Location507 W. 5th St., Vermont, Illinois
Coordinates40°17′36″N 90°25′59″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1859 (1859)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate, four-over-four
MPSVermont, Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No.96001294[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1996

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1996.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Newton, David; Reinert, John (May 1, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Mershon, Joab, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 26, 2015.


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