{"nrhp_refnum":"06000006","name":"George, G.J., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"205 W. Center","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fairfield","county":"Wayne County","state":"IL","lat":38.37966359100005,"lon":-88.36286470199997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2006-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, L-shaped brick Italianate house at 205 W. Center Street in Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, built in 1877 or 1878 and designed by local architect George Chittenden, with a brick summer kitchen at the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is locally significant under Criterion C for architecture as a prime example of Italianate residential design in Fairfield. It was designed by a prominent local architect and is described as one of the better examples in the city. It also retains sufficient integrity, documented through Sanborn maps.","narrative":"Built in 1877 or 1878 at 205 W. Center Street in Fairfield, Illinois, this two-story brick house reflects the Italianate taste that shaped the city's architecture in the 1870s and 1880s. Local architect George Chittenden designed it, and its bricks likely came from a nearby brickyard. The L-shaped house has a low-pitched cross-hipped roof, a cornice with dentils and paired brackets, wrought iron cresting, and wooden two-over-two windows under segmental brick arches with limestone sills. Porches wrap the front and sides. Inside, a curved staircase with turned spindles and a heavy newel post, plaster walls, and original trim and doors survive. A freestanding brick summer kitchen stands behind the house. Historic Sanborn maps show only modest changes over time, including a few small additions and a 1960s restoration of the original front porch. The property was recognized for its architecture and as one of the best local examples of the Italianate style.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1878","architect_builder":"Chittenden, George","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a single dwelling with a secondary structure (summer kitchen); the form reports a restored front porch and 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 02:55:37.729556-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/8942/28894267/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/06000006.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000006/0e226179f6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/06000006/0e226179f6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G.J._George_House_in_Fairfield.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:G.J._George_House_in_Fairfield.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894267","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._J._George_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16838730"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/wayne-county/george-g-j-house-06000006/"}