{"nrhp_refnum":"79000814","name":"Warfield, William S., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1624 Maine St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quincy","county":"Adams County","state":"IL","lat":39.93149323400007,"lon":-91.38983699099998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A massive stone mansion at 1624 Maine Street in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, built in 1886 for grocer William S. Warfield and designed by Chicago architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house introduced high-quality Richardsonian Romanesque architecture to Quincy, contrasting with the city's Italianate and Second Empire buildings. It signalled a shift in local architectural taste and influenced local architects such as Harvey Chatten and Ernest M. Wood. It is also tied to Warfield, a prominent local businessman.","narrative":"Built in 1886 at 1624 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois, this large residence was designed by Chicago architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee for wholesale grocer William S. Warfield. Constructed of quarry-faced Kasota stone with a terra cotta frieze at the eaves, it combines Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque styles. A porch and porte cochere wrap the west side, and a central hall with a large fireplace and a staircase lit by colored glass organizes the interior. Warfield arrived in Quincy in 1866 and became sole proprietor of his grocery company by 1879. His choice of Silsbee brought high-quality Richardsonesque design to a city dominated by Italianate and Second Empire buildings. Local architects Harvey Chatten and Ernest M. Wood later built on the direction it set, and Wood became a regional exponent of Prairie School design. The house now serves as headquarters for the Quincy Society of Fine Arts, with original features being restored.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Joseph Lyman Silsbee","architectural_style":"Combination of Queen Anne and Richardsonian Romanesque","criteria":[],"status_note":"Serves as headquarters for the Quincy Society of Fine Arts and as a center for educational, social and arts activities; woodwork is being restored.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.874256-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/8916/28891679/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/79000814.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000814/15efbf2704-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000814/15efbf2704-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_1624_Maine.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_1624_Maine.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85002791","name":"Quincy East End Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/quincy-east-end-historic-district-85002791/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891679","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_S._Warfield_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21016319"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/adams-county/warfield-william-s-house-79000814/"}