{"nrhp_refnum":"82002517","name":"Wood, Ernest M., Office and Studio","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"126 N. 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quincy","county":"Adams County","state":"IL","lat":39.93257513800006,"lon":-91.40291897999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-08-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A compact one-story Prairie Style office and studio at 126 North 8th Street in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, designed in 1911 by architect Ernest Michael Wood for his own practice.","why_significant":"The building is the only Quincy structure recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey Inventory. It shows Wood's stylistic preferences free of client pressure and ties directly to Chicago Prairie School designs. Wood is credited with spreading Frank Lloyd Wright's influence and the Prairie Style across Western Illinois.","narrative":"Ernest M. Wood designed this small Prairie Style office and studio in Quincy, Illinois, in 1911 for his own practice and worked there until he retired in 1938. The one-story frame building has cream-colored stucco over metal lath, dark-stained wood strips, a flat roof with overhanging eaves, two skylights, a fireplace, and Prairie Style stained glass. Later it served as a residence and a dentist's office, and some changes were made, including filled skylights and altered cabinets. A restoration begun after 1979 reversed these changes using original materials and paint evidence. The building is the only one in Quincy recorded in the Historic American Buildings Survey. Writers describe it as directly related to the work of Chicago Prairie School architects. Wood had no formal training, apprenticed locally, corresponded with Frank Lloyd Wright, and designed Prairie homes in several Illinois and Missouri towns, helping spread the style through Western Illinois.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Ernest Michael Wood","architectural_style":"Prairie Style","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and used as an office; restored to its original appearance after purchase by the present owner in 1979. Condition marked excellent and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.494655-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/69/8916/28891669/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002517.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002517/6597630685-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002517/6597630685-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Wood_Office.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_Wood_Office.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891669","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_M._Wood_Office_and_Studio","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5393491"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/adams-county/wood-ernest-m-office-and-studio-82002517/"}