{"nrhp_refnum":"79000877","name":"Roberts, William H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"523 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Pecatonica","county":"Winnebago County","state":"IL","lat":42.312011022000036,"lon":-89.35983786099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-09-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick residence and doctor's office at 523 Main Street in Pecatonica, Winnebago County, Illinois, built in 1883 for Dr. William H. Roberts. Henry Hebard and John Winchester are named as builder/architect.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact, well-built and highly ornamented example of an 1880s residence that blends overlapping Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne and Eastlake elements. It was considered one of the finest homes in Pecatonica when built and is described as the only home of its craftsmanship and architecture from the 1880 period in the town. Its location on Main Street also tied the doctor's home and practice to the community.","narrative":"Built in 1883 at a cost of $3,240, this two-story house on Main Street in Pecatonica served as both home and office for Dr. William H. Roberts, a physician and surgeon. The front section is faced with Indiana pressed brick, while the center and rear sections use common brick, and Joliet stone trims the windows and doors. Ornamented porches, stacked bay windows, wooden brackets, iron fences and sawn verge-board ornaments give the facade its character. A whistle and talking tube at the entrances let patients reach the doctor in his upstairs bedroom. The design combines Italianate, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne and Eastlake features from a period of stylistic transition. Local newspapers considered it among the finest residences in town. An oil company's 1960 offer to remove the house was refused by the longtime owner, and it was bought in 1977 to protect it. It remains in excellent condition and is described as the only home of its kind from the 1880s in Pecatonica.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1883)","architect_builder":"Henry Hebard/John Winchester","architectural_style":"Basically Italianate with touches of Gothic Revival and Queen Anne, complemented by Eastlake influence","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition except for minor repairs; occupied as a private residence. A rear addition, an altered side window and a removed baluster and hand rail are noted, and the brick was painted white in the 1930s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.569742-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/77/8943/28894377/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/79000877.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000877/e836dd1f0d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79000877/e836dd1f0d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":"IvoShandor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pecatonica_Il_Roberts_House3.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">IvoShandor</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pecatonica_Il_Roberts_House3.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894377","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Roberts_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8010570"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/winnebago-county/roberts-william-h-house-79000877/"}