{"nrhp_refnum":"07000454","name":"Hoblit House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"505 N. College Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lincoln","county":"Logan County","state":"IL","lat":40.15397908800003,"lon":-89.36459475499998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-05-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Italianate house at 505 North College Avenue in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois, built in late 1874 for H. B. Schuler and said to have been designed by architect George W. Gale.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a true, well-preserved expression of the Italianate style under Criterion C, with paired cornice brackets, brick quoins, low hipped roof and arched windows. It is also tied to architect George W. Gale, who designed University Hall at Lincoln College, and to the Hoblit and Woods families.","narrative":"Built in late 1874 for H. B. Schuler, this two-story brick house at 505 North College Avenue in Lincoln, Illinois, is a well-kept example of Italianate design. Wide cornices carry paired brackets, the corners have brick quoins, and the low-pitched hipped roof sits above tall arched windows with brick hoods and limestone sills. The walls are laid in English bond with local Lincoln brick. Inside, a walnut staircase, marble fireplaces, tall parlor windows and archways survive. The design is attributed to George W. Gale, a Virginia-born architect and contractor who also supervised University Hall at Lincoln College. Frank Hoblit, a local bank president, bought the property in 1882, and his family kept it into the twentieth century. Norma Hoblit Woods acquired it in 1919 and made changes including a sleeping porch and new floors. The nomination presents the house as a largely original, well-maintained Italianate residence, listed for its architecture.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George W. Gale (also spelled Gayle in the description)","architectural_style":"Late Victorian - Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Currently in use as a single-dwelling residence; the form says its integrity has been largely maintained, with changes mainly to the northwest porches.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.015645-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/75/8934/28893475/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/07000454.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000454/ad2e033c8c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000454/ad2e033c8c-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoblit_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hoblit_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893475","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoblit_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14687552"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/logan-county/hoblit-house-07000454/"}