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Frederick Weistar House

Coordinates: 37°54′15″N 89°49′44″W / 37.90417°N 89.82889°W / 37.90417; -89.82889
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Frederick Weistar House
Frederick Weistar House is located in Illinois
Frederick Weistar House
Frederick Weistar House is located in the United States
Frederick Weistar House
Location515 Chestnut St., Chester, Illinois
Coordinates37°54′15″N 89°49′44″W / 37.90417°N 89.82889°W / 37.90417; -89.82889
Builtc. 1859 (1859)
Architectural styleTwo-door facade
NRHP reference No.100002573[1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2018

The Frederick Weistar House is a historic stone cottage house at 515 Chestnut Street in Chester, Illinois. The house was built circa 1859 for Frederick Weistar, a Swiss immigrant. The house has a vernacular design with a two-door facade pattern, in which two front doors provided access to each of the house's two first-floor rooms. The house itself was two rooms wide and one room deep which provided access to most of the house. While the two-door facade is common in vernacular architecture, the purpose of the two doors is historically disputed; as the form is especially prevalent in German vernacular architecture, it may have been inspired by traditional German architecture, though it may have also functioned as a way to separate public and private spaces in a home. This particular design of house was very popular for single-family residences.[2] The one-story limestone house also features a wooden front porch with carved columns and brackets, its only significant decorative element.[3]

On the outside front of the house remains a plaque that states "Stone Cottage 1850 on Lot 20 deeded to John & Samuel Lybarger Descendants of Revolutionary War Patriots Ludwick Lybarger and Jean Baptiste Montreuil".[4] The house allows visitors to see a more modest Family home that was built in the mid 1800s to get a better understanding of life during this time period.[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (#100002573) on June 15, 2018; its name was misspelled "Frederick Weister House" in its listing.[1] The house is also a part of the Randolph County Museum.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/10/2018 Through 6/15/2018". National Park Service. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ a b https://lewisandclark.travel/nomination/frederick-weistar-house/
  3. ^ Foley, Terri L. (June 7, 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Weistar, Frederick House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Retrieved December 1, 2019.[dead link]
  4. ^ https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=163831