{"nrhp_refnum":"84000918","name":"One Thirty North Eighth Building","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"130 N. 8th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Quincy","county":"Adams County","state":"IL","lat":39.93275526900004,"lon":-91.40291479199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-02-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story commercial building at 130 North 8th Street in downtown Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, built in 1900 as a photographic studio and designed by architect Ernest M. Wood.","why_significant":"The building is argued to represent the traditional, pre-Prairie-style work of regional architect Ernest M. Wood. It stands next to his 1912 Prairie-style studio, and the pair show the influence of Frank Lloyd Wright on Wood. It was commissioned by his cousin, Dr. E. B. Montgomery, a long-practicing Quincy physician.","narrative":"Built in 1900 at 130 North 8th Street in downtown Quincy, Illinois, this two-story commercial building was designed as a photographic studio by architect Ernest M. Wood. He combined elongated straw-colored brick and stone with Arts & Crafts and Tudor styling, including a sharply pitched roof that sweeps out over the entry. The land was acquired by Dr. E. B. Montgomery, Wood's cousin, who commissioned the building. Photographers occupied it first, followed by a chiropractor in the 1930s and a physician's office from 1944 to 1981, when the interior was remodeled and the butternut woodwork was paneled over. The building is valued as an example of Wood's traditional work before the Prairie-style influence of Frank Lloyd Wright appeared in his 1912 studio next door. Together the two buildings illustrate that change in the work of an important western Illinois architect. The exterior has changed little apart from a replaced roof, a bay window and added storm protection at the entry.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":"Ernest Wood (Ernest M. Wood)","architectural_style":"Blend of Arts & Crafts and Tudor styling","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition and occupied by accountants who lease it; the second floor is unfinished and unoccupied.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.933799-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/59/8916/28891659/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84000918.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000918/9123e9de02-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84000918/9123e9de02-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_130_N._8th.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quincy_130_N._8th.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891659","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Thirty_North_Eighth_Building","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21016084"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/adams-county/one-thirty-north-eighth-building-84000918/"}