{"nrhp_refnum":"78001188","name":"Iles, Elijah, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1825 S. 5th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.78104079000008,"lon":-89.65027484999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Exploration/Settlement","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame house built in 1832 over a tall, mostly above-grade brick basement, now at 1825 South Fifth Street in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. It was moved to this site in 1909 from Sixth and Cook Streets.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the oldest residences in Springfield and notes its unusual blend of Greek Revival ornament with a French Colonial form. It is also tied to Elijah Iles, described as one of Springfield's founders and early promoters, who opened the first store in Sangamon County.","narrative":"Built in 1832 for Elijah Iles by William Vigal of Cotton Hills township, this frame house is among the oldest residences in Springfield. It sits on a tall brick basement, with a full-width gallery carried on six square columns and a centered doorway with sidelights and transom. The exterior is covered in black walnut weatherboard, and much of the interior walnut woodwork, hinges and box locks are original. Its character blends restrained Greek Revival ornament with a massing resembling French Colonial houses such as the Pierre Menard House at Kaskaskia, where Iles once lived. Iles arrived in the Springfield area in 1821, opened the first store in Sangamon County, helped buy and survey the land on which the town was built, and donated forty-five acres to win the county seat. He also served in the Illinois General Assembly and as an officer in the Black Hawk War. The house was moved in 1909 to its present lot, with limited effect on its appearance.","period_of_significance":"1832","architect_builder":"William Vigal","architectural_style":"Greek Revival ornament combined with French Colonial form","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied and in private ownership, used as a private residence; the form says missing or altered features such as the stairs, balcony and shutters are readily restorable.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.942809-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/48/8940/28894048/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78001188.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001188/49e01ecb64-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001188/49e01ecb64-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elijah_Iles_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08</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:Elijah_Iles_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894048","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah_Iles_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19462468"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/iles-elijah-house-78001188/"}