Price/Wheeler House

The Price/Wheeler House is a historic house located at 618 South 7th Street in Springfield, Illinois. Built in 1899, the house was the first of the city's turn-of-the-century Classical Revival residences. The house features a two-story front portico with four Ionic columns and a frieze and dentillated cornice. At the time of its construction, the house's design was unprecedented in Springfield; by 1910, however, the Classical Revival style was well-represented in Springfield's residential architecture. The house was built for Isaiah Price, a businessman who died two years after its construction. Former Springfield mayor and eventual U.S. Representative Loren Wheeler purchased the house in 1904.[2]

Price/Wheeler House
Location618 S. 7th St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°47′43″N 89°38′46″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1899 (1899)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.85000269[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1985

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1985.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Russo, Edward J. (October 3, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Price/Wheeler House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 10, 2015.


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