{"nrhp_refnum":"75000667","name":"Trumbull, Lyman, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1105 Henry St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Alton","county":"Madison County","state":"IL","lat":38.89717385800003,"lon":-90.17595106399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-05-15","is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"1975-05-15","areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story red brick, gable-roofed residence at 1105 Henry Street in Alton, Madison County, Illinois, believed to have been built between 1820 and 1837, with an L-shaped rear addition added in the 19th century.","why_significant":"It was the Alton home of Lyman Trumbull from 1849 to about 1863. Trumbull was a U.S. Senator from Illinois (1855-1873) and chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he wrote and guided major Civil War and Reconstruction legislation, including the Confiscation Acts, the Freedmen's Bureau bill, the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and the 13th amendment. The form cites political significance.","narrative":"This 1 1/2-story red brick house at 1105 Henry Street in Alton, Illinois, is linked to Lyman Trumbull, who lived there from 1849 until about 1863. The date of construction is unknown but is believed to fall between 1820 and 1837. The gable-roofed building has a limestone foundation, six-over-six windows with green louvered shutters, a central entrance with sidelights and a semi-elliptical fanlight, and a single-story L-shaped rear addition. Inside, a central hall divides the original block, and the basement holds the original kitchen and dining room. Trumbull served in the U.S. Senate from 1855 to 1873 and chaired the Judiciary Committee from 1861 to 1871. He wrote the Confiscation Acts, introduced the Freedmen's Bureau bill and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and led the fight for the 13th amendment. He also backed the first civil service reform law and sought the Liberal Republican presidential nomination in 1872. The house remains a private residence undergoing restoration.","period_of_significance":"1849-1880","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition and only slightly altered, in use as a private residence, with restoration by the present owners nearly complete.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.481393-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/19/8916/28891619/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/75000667_NHL.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000667/1bd336c618-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75000667/1bd336c618-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyman_Trumbull_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lyman_Trumbull_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78001166","name":"Middletown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/middletown-historic-district-78001166/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891619","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyman_Trumbull_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6708095"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/madison-county/trumbull-lyman-house-75000667/"}