{"nrhp_refnum":"84001148","name":"Yates, Gov. Richard, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1190 Williams Blvd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Springfield","county":"Sangamon County","state":"IL","lat":39.79917391600003,"lon":-89.67269426199994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1984-03-01","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A private residence at 1190 Williams Boulevard in Springfield, Illinois, built in 1904-05 as the home of Governor Richard Yates Jr., designed by Helmle & Helmle with James Culver as builder. A carriage house stands on the property.","why_significant":"The house was designed and built for a political figure and has features of public buildings, including space for large gatherings, a library used as an office, and raised areas for speeches, while keeping privacy for a family. It is an unusual cut-stone residential design by the prominent local firm Helmle & Helmle. It is also tied to Governor Yates Jr., the first Illinois-born governor and the first governor's son to become governor.","narrative":"Built in 1904-05 at 1190 Williams Boulevard in Springfield, this house was the home of Illinois Governor Richard Yates Jr. The Romanesque and modified Queen Anne residence was designed by the local firm Helmle & Helmle and built by James Culver, a leading stone supplier in central Illinois. Cut stone walls on the first floor, a river rock foundation, a two-story stone turret and shingled upper floors give it a distinctive appearance. Inside, a grand hall with six Ionic columns replaces a conventional foyer, and a raised fireplace landing served as a platform for speeches. Wide openings let the dining room and parlor combine for large dinner parties, and a wide second-floor hall gave the family privacy during events. Yates was the first Illinois-born governor and the first governor's son to hold the office, and he hosted President Theodore Roosevelt in Springfield. The house sits beside Washington Park in Orendorff Place, a prestigious early twentieth-century neighborhood. Interior changes were made in the twentieth century, but exterior alterations are minor.","period_of_significance":"1904-05","architect_builder":"Helmle & Helmle Architects; James Culver, builder","architectural_style":"Romanesque and modified Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied as a private residence; condition described as excellent, with some interior alterations and few exterior changes.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.9584-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/60/8940/28894060/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/84001148.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001148/7173b162fc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/84001148/7173b162fc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"N9LXI","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gov._Richard_Yates_House_Springfield_Illinois.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">N9LXI</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:Gov._Richard_Yates_House_Springfield_Illinois.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894060","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gov._Richard_Yates_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20745537"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/sangamon-county/yates-gov-richard-house-84001148/"}