{"nrhp_refnum":"03000579","name":"Shastid, John, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"326 East Jefferson","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pittsfield","county":"Pike County","state":"IL","lat":39.609181947000025,"lon":-90.80183373399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2003-06-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, 30 by 30 foot timber-frame house at 326 East Jefferson in Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, completed in 1838 by its owner John Greene Shastid.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant under Criterion C for its method of construction: hand-hewn timber framing with no sawn lumber. It is described as a rare surviving example of early frame construction in this region of Illinois. The original sills, joists, studs, rafters, lath and flooring remain, and 20th-century additions were removed during restoration.","narrative":"Built in 1838 by farmer and teamster John Greene Shastid, this one-story house at 326 East Jefferson in Pittsfield, Illinois, is a small timber-frame dwelling measuring 30 by 30 feet with five rooms. Its frame uses hewn oak logs for sills, joists, rafters and studs, with bark still visible on some members, and no sawn lumber in the structure. The foundation is rubble limestone laid without mortar. Shastid, who later served as Pike County sheriff, likely chose hewn timber because a local sawmill was not available. The house was altered in the 1940s with additions and asphalt siding, and the family had stopped living there by then. Beginning in 2000, the Pike County Historical Society removed those changes and replaced siding, windows and shingles to match the original design. The house was listed for its method of construction, as a rare surviving example of early timber framing in this part of Illinois, with the original framing largely intact.","period_of_significance":"1838","architect_builder":"Shastid, John Greene, Builder","architectural_style":"Other: Timber Frame","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house was undergoing rehabilitation and restoration by the Pike County Historical Society, which began in 2000. The 1940s additions and asphalt siding have been removed.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.799954-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/3/8939/28893903/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/03000579.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000579/a8db726309-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/03000579/a8db726309-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"HotWheels53","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Shastid_House_(back).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">HotWheels53</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:John_Shastid_House_(back).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893903","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shastid_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6257457"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/pike-county/shastid-john-house-03000579/"}