{"nrhp_refnum":"02001385","name":"Collins, Daniel Dove, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"621 W. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Collinsville","county":"Madison County","state":"IL","lat":38.67036204000004,"lon":-89.99324874899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-11-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1845 Greek Revival single-family house at 621 West Main Street, Collinsville, Madison County, Illinois, built by Daniel Dove Collins and moved to its present site in the late 1880s or early 1890s.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a good local example of Greek Revival architecture, specifically the rare full-façade porch, five-bay cottage subtype in Illinois. It meets Criteria Consideration B for moved properties because it retains its integrity of design, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. It is described as the only building of its type in Collinsville.","narrative":"Built in 1845 by Daniel Dove Collins, this clapboard cottage at 621 West Main Street in Collinsville, Illinois, is a Greek Revival house with a full-width porch carried on six Doric columns under one sweeping roofline. Its five-bay front has a center entry with sidelights and transom, and a central hall runs through the plan. Originally standing at Main and Center Streets, it was moved several blocks west in the late 1880s or early 1890s as downtown business expanded. Collins, a builder who later served as a judge and county highway commissioner, built the house for himself; the first meeting of the village board of trustees was held there. Local tradition holds that timbers from a stranded steamboat went into its frame. The house was recognized for its architecture as a good local example of a style and porch type that is rare in Illinois, and it kept enough integrity to qualify despite having been moved.","period_of_significance":"1845","architect_builder":"Collins, Daniel Dove, Builder","architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a single dwelling, both historically and currently; asbestos shingles and a later east-side commercial addition have been removed, exposing the original clapboards and east façade.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.042334-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/36/8935/28893536/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/02001385.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001385/5c498481e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02001385/5c498481e7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Dove_Collins_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Daniel_Dove_Collins_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893536","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Dove_Collins_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16890549"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/madison-county/collins-daniel-dove-house-02001385/"}