{"nrhp_refnum":"85002838","name":"Cox, George H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"701 E. Grove St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bloomington","county":"McLean County","state":"IL","lat":40.477807479000035,"lon":-88.98564180199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-11-14","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-and-a-half story Queen Anne style brick and frame residence at 701 East Grove Street in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, built in 1886 and designed by architect George H. Miller for George H. Cox.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a particularly fine example of Bloomington architect George Miller's residential work. It is also a very well preserved example of the large, custom-designed Queen Anne houses built by wealthy residents in the 1880s and 1890s. It incorporated the newest features of its day, such as indoor plumbing, gas-and-electric lighting, a methane well, steam heat and convection ventilation.","narrative":"Built in 1886 at 701 East Grove Street in Bloomington, this two-and-a-half story Queen Anne residence was designed by local architect George H. Miller for George H. Cox, a member of an early McLean County family and a manager at the Hungarian Roller Mill Company. The house combines a dark red brick first story with shingled and clapboard upper levels, an octagonal tower, a wraparound porch, carved limestone and more than 100 windows, many with stained glass. Construction cost about $20,000. It was listed for its architecture. The nomination calls it a fine example of Miller's residential work and a well preserved example of the elaborate Queen Anne houses wealthy Bloomingtonians built in the 1880s and 1890s, most of which have since been lost. Inside, original features include parquet floors, tiled fireplaces, plaster ceilings and a tall stairwell. Its original methane well equipment and ventilation design also reflect the technology of its time.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"George H. Miller, Architect; J. H. McGregor, brick contractor","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied, with rehabilitation in progress; exterior largely intact except for new roofing, and two apartments were built on the third floor.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.685335-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/67/8936/28893667/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/85002838.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002838/6a92a63fee-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85002838/6a92a63fee-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.5","author":"See above.","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bloomington_Il_George_Cox_House1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">See above.</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bloomington_Il_George_Cox_House1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893667","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._Cox_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5540017"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/mclean-county/cox-george-h-house-85002838/"}