{"nrhp_refnum":"79000854","name":"Ulery, Eli, House","other_names":["Woodbine Farm"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"SE of Mount Zion on SR 60","address_restricted":false,"city":"Mount Zion","county":"Macon County","state":"IL","lat":39.76335946300003,"lon":-88.83526489499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-10-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Exploration/Settlement"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick Italianate farmhouse, known as Woodbine Farm, southeast of Mount Zion on County Highway 60 in Macon County, Illinois. It was built around 1860 by cattleman Eli Ulery.","why_significant":"The house is tied to Eli Ulery and his son Eli S. Ulery, who helped settle and develop the area through cattle ranching, horse raising and farming. The elder Ulery was named in county histories as a dealer in and shipper of stock. The nomination describes him as a prominent, though not the largest, producer in central Illinois cattle feeding.","narrative":"Built around 1860 southeast of Mount Zion in Macon County, Illinois, this two-story brick farmhouse is Italianate in style. It has a cubic form, a hipped roof topped by a cupola, four double chimneys, decorative brackets under the eaves and limestone window sills and lintels. Inside, a central hall divides a four-over-four floor plan, and the two front rooms have marble fireplaces. Alterations include a replaced front porch, a rear addition rebuilt in the 1940s and a dining room converted to a kitchen. The house was built by Eli Ulery, who came from Pennsylvania in the 1830s to buy, feed and drive cattle to eastern markets. After marrying in 1851 he bought 600 acres and settled there, later holding 1,180 acres and adding horse raising and farming. His son, Eli S. Ulery, expanded the operation and bought land for a Chautauqua park. The house is recognized for these associations with the settlement and cattle economy of central Illinois.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899, 1900-","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied private residence in good condition; the roof was replaced in 1978 and the brick recently tuckpointed. The property is still owned by the family that bought it in 1932.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.383185-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/11/8935/28893511/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/79000854.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000854/b166d955d9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000854/b166d955d9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eli_Ulery_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eli_Ulery_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893511","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Ulery_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20710650"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/macon-county/ulery-eli-house-79000854/"}