{"nrhp_refnum":"04000976","name":"Taylor Apartments","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"117 S. Grand Ave. W","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.789258905000054,"lon":-89.65607884599996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story brick six-flat apartment building with a three-car brick garage at 117 South Grand Avenue West in Springfield, Illinois, built in 1916 for Dr. Percy L. Taylor.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building reflects Springfield's early apartment boom and the westward expansion of the city along streetcar lines toward Washington Park. It is also presented as a good local example of the six-flat type, with Arts and Crafts influence in its interior and a largely intact original plan.","narrative":"Built in 1916 at 117 South Grand Avenue West in Springfield, this three-story brick building holds six apartments, two per floor, and is paired with a three-car brick garage. Dr. Percy L. Taylor, a retired city physician, began construction along the streetcar route leading toward Washington Park, apparently as an income property. The building reflects the apartment boom that followed rapid population growth in Springfield, when six-flats, four-flats and two-flats became common near downtown. Its exterior is plain, with patterned brickwork and limestone belt courses and sills. Inside, stained oak trim, built-in bookshelves and cabinets, glazed doors and an original floor plan show Arts and Crafts influence. The original wood windows survive, and the enclosed front porches, probably altered in the 1950s, are not considered to harm its integrity. It has been rented continuously since it was built, and it is valued locally as a representative six-flat and as evidence of the city's western growth.","period_of_significance":"1916","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: Six Flat","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Continuously used as rental property since construction; the form lists its current function as multiple dwelling and reports few alterations.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.388377-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/34/8914/28891434/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/04000976.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000976/cc9eb9d19f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000976/cc9eb9d19f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"N9LXI","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taylor_Apartments_Springfield_Illinois.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">N9LXI</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:Taylor_Apartments_Springfield_Illinois.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891434","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Apartments","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20709619"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/taylor-apartments-04000976/"}