{"nrhp_refnum":"82002598","name":"Boult, H. P., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1123 S. 2nd St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.78834657900006,"lon":-89.65382508799996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame house at 1123 South Second Street in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, built in 1889 (the significance statement says 1888) by H.P. and Mary Boult.","why_significant":"The nomination holds that the house is one of the best examples of simplified Queen Anne architecture in Springfield, with Eastlake ornamentation. It was cited by the Illinois Historic Structures Survey as one of three examples published in its interim report. Its interior and exterior are remarkably intact, probably because only two families have occupied it.","narrative":"Built in 1889 at 1123 South Second Street in Springfield, this two-story wood house on a brick foundation is a well-preserved example of simplified Queen Anne design with Eastlake ornamentation. It has projecting gables and bays, horizontal siding, corner posts with x-braces, pointed dormers, a tower and two porches. The front porch has a carved pediment and tapered round posts. Inside, a curved cherry-wood staircase, a slate fireplace, pine doors painted to resemble fruitwood, cast-iron register covers and sliding wooden window shades survive. Only a rear sleeping porch has been added. H.P. Boult, a miller, and his wife Mary built the house; he died in 1890 and she sold it in 1891 to Thomas B. Watt, whose family occupied it for six generations. Having been home to just two families helps explain its unusual integrity. The Illinois Historic Structures Survey cited it as one of three examples published in its interim report, and its architecture is the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Simplified Queen Anne with Eastlake ornamentation","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition, with the original site and interior woodwork preserved; the only noted alteration is a rear sleeping porch addition. Currently a private residence.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.262738-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/8940/28894038/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002598.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002598/07dc70bb15-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002598/07dc70bb15-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Notmatisse","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BoultHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Notmatisse</a>, <a href=\"https://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:BoultHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894038","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Boult_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19460621"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/boult-h-p-house-82002598/"}