{"nrhp_refnum":"82002607","name":"Jacoby, Lysander, House","other_names":["Burr Heights","Richwoods","Jacoby Homestead"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2 Jacoby Pl.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rockford","county":"Winnebago County","state":"IL","lat":42.28730841000004,"lon":-89.06249514499996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Landscape Architecture","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 21-room brick Italian Villa-style house at 2 Jacoby Place in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, built in 1865 on the east bank of the Rock River for attorney Lysander C. Jacoby, set on about 3 acres of landscaped grounds.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it the outstanding example of the Italian Villa style in Rockford, distinguished by its large scale, Italian details and irregular plan. Its site, design and picturesque landscape with 22 tree species correspond to Andrew Jackson Downing's ideals. It is also tied to Jacoby, grocery executive Charles D. Burr, who improved the grounds, and humanitarian Dr. Robert C. Bourland.","narrative":"Built in 1865 on the east bank of the Rock River in Rockford, Illinois, this 21-room brick house is a bracketed Italian Villa with an asymmetrical plan, a three-story entrance tower and large scrolled brackets under wide eaves. Its outer brick course is yellow Milwaukee face brick. Inside, a flying staircase of spruce and walnut dominates the entry hall. The three-acre grounds hold 22 species of trees, many planted or added around 1900, and reflect the picturesque landscape ideas of Andrew Jackson Downing. The house was first owned by attorney Lysander C. Jacoby, who moved from Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1862. Later owners included Charles D. Burr, a founder of the Burr Bros. grocery firm, whose landscaping gave the property the name Burr Heights, and Dr. Robert C. Bourland, whose family was prominent in Rockford life from 1919. Local sources long regarded it as a landmark. It was rehabilitated in 1979 and 1980 after years of neglect and a fire.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italian Villa (bracketed Italianate, picturesque movement)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; rehabilitated from May 1979 to August 1980 after a March 1980 fire, with destroyed elements reconstructed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.825229-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/8944/28894407/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/82002607.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002607/2aa3ad77e7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002607/2aa3ad77e7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Teemu08","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lysander_Jacoby_House.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Teemu08</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:Lysander_Jacoby_House.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894407","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysander_Jacoby_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16849263"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/winnebago-county/jacoby-lysander-house-82002607/"}