The William H. Hull House is a historic house located at 1517 Walnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois. The house was built in 1887 for William H. Hull, a significant local businessman and politician. The house is designed in an asymmetrical Italianate pattern. The front facade of the house features a three-sided projecting bay topped by a half-hipped roof. The main entrance is located to the side of the bay in a porch supported by chamfered columns with decorative brackets. The cornice of the house features a patterned molding divided by ornamental brackets. The house's roof has a cross-hipped design with flared eaves.[2]
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| Location | 1517 Walnut St., Murphysboro, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 37°45′51″N 89°20′25″W / 37.76417°N 89.34028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 05001602[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 1, 2006 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2006.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Davenport, Vickie (September 7, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hull, William H., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2014.