{"nrhp_refnum":"82002548","name":"Pelton, Ora, House","other_names":["Izzo-Pelton House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"214 S. State St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Elgin","county":"Kane County","state":"IL","lat":42.030292243000076,"lon":-88.28370031199995,"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 three-story frame Victorian house at 214 South State Street in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, built in 1889 for Dr. Ora A. Pelton, Sr., with a carriage house added in 1890.","why_significant":"It is described as the best-preserved and most significant example of Stick/Eastlake architecture among the few remaining houses along the South State Street corridor. Its exterior and interior remain largely unaltered, and it has had only two owning families. It also shows the elaborate wood ornamentation of local architect Gilbert M. Turnbull, whose other work was more utilitarian.","narrative":"Built in 1889 on the bluffs above the Fox River in Elgin, this three-story frame house at 214 South State Street was commissioned by Dr. Ora A. Pelton, Sr., a respected physician in Elgin and Kane County. Contractor and architect Gilbert M. Turnbull designed it, and a carriage house followed in 1890. The exterior blends Stick Style and Eastlake detailing, with varied rooflines, towers, projecting gables, sculptured chimneys, a porte cochere and a Moorish keyhole arch on the second-floor balcony. Inside, an oak staircase, a stained glass skylight, inlaid parquet flooring and a different wood for each room survive in excellent condition. Only a sympathetic 1920s one-story addition has changed the exterior. Most neighboring houses along South State Street have been converted, heavily altered or demolished, which leaves this property as the best-preserved example of the style there. Ownership by just two families helped preserve it, and its setting still looks over the Fox River and downtown Elgin.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"Gilbert M. Turnbull","architectural_style":"Stick Style and Eastlake (High Victorian)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in excellent condition, and used as a private residence; the original site is retained and a sympathetic 1920s one-story addition exists.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.954382-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/42/8931/28893142/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002548.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002548/541554daee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002548/541554daee-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"G LeTourneau","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ora_Pelton_House_(Elgin,_IL)_07.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">G LeTourneau</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ora_Pelton_House_(Elgin,_IL)_07.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893142","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ora_Pelton_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7099201"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/kane-county/pelton-ora-house-82002548/"}