{"nrhp_refnum":"80001392","name":"Edwardsville Chapter House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"515 W. High St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Edwardsville","county":"Madison County","state":"IL","lat":38.81398940400004,"lon":-89.96168155799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-11-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Politics/Government","Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Class II American Woman's League chapter house at 515 W. High Street, Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois, built in 1909. It is one of ten chapter houses of the League nominated together as a thematic group.","why_significant":"The house is one of a set of standardized chapter houses built in 1909-10 for a nationwide movement to advance and uplift American womanhood through suffrage, literacy, domesticity, education and social interaction. The designs reflect the League's philosophy and Prairie School, Arts and Crafts and Mission influences. The property report lists significance in architecture, social history, politics/government and education at the state level.","narrative":"This stucco and wood house at 515 W. High Street in Edwardsville was built in 1909 as a Class II chapter house of the American Woman's League. The League was a nationwide movement to advance and uplift American womanhood through suffrage, literacy, domesticity, education and social interaction. Its chapter houses were built in four standardized classes, and the designs reflect Prairie School, Arts and Crafts and Mission influences. Ten were built in 1909-10, and the Edwardsville house is one of the group nominated together. The architects listed are Helfensteller, Hirsch and Watson. Over time the house has been altered: a porch was added at the front entrance, a fireplace was replaced by windows and eave brackets, the original emblem was removed, and the interior layout changed. The exterior has no additions and the building is in generally good repair. It now serves as a private home. Its significance rests on its architecture and its place in social history, politics, government and education.","period_of_significance":"1900-1924 (specific year 1909)","architect_builder":"Helfensteller, Hirsch and Watson","architectural_style":"Prairie School","criteria":[],"status_note":"Now used as a single-family dwelling. The form notes it is in generally good repair, with changes including a porch added at the front entrance, a fireplace removed, white stucco with black trim, and a changed interior layout.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.291663-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/8913/28891349/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/80001392.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001392/104cd45484-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80001392/104cd45484-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwardsville_Chapter_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwardsville_Chapter_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891349","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardsville_Chapter_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5346157"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/madison-county/edwardsville-chapter-house-80001392/"}