{"nrhp_refnum":"87002033","name":"Reimbold, William J., House","other_names":["Reimbold--Ortman House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"950 White St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Nauvoo","county":"Hancock County","state":"IL","lat":40.54741546200006,"lon":-91.38852257099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1987-12-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, gable-roofed brick house at 950 White Street in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, built 1865-1867 by German immigrant William J. Reimbold, with a restored stone barrel-vaulted wine cellar on a two-acre site.","why_significant":"It is argued to be the finest and largest surviving house built entirely by a German immigrant in Nauvoo after the Mormon period. It blends earlier neoclassical forms with restrained picturesque details. Its fully restored 1867 wine cellar is the only one remaining in the Mormon Flat area and reflects Nauvoo's German wine-making industry.","narrative":"Built between 1865 and 1867, this two-story red brick house at 950 White Street in Nauvoo was the home of William J. Reimbold, a German immigrant who made his living growing grapes and making wine. It partly rests on the foundation of an earlier house once owned by Willard Richards, an apostle of Joseph Smith. The symmetrical design has five bays, central gables with fanlights, paired entry doors, and a wide central hall. Its details combine Greek Revival-style forms with later touches such as turned wood pendants at the eaves and a veranda with turned posts. Beneath the west end lies an 18-by-28-foot stone wine cellar with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, marked with a stone dated 1867. It is the only remaining example in the old Mormon Flat area and has been fully restored. The property was recognized for its architecture and for its link to German settlement and Nauvoo's wine industry.","period_of_significance":"1865-1895","architect_builder":"Unknown (built by William J. Reimbold)","architectural_style":"Transitional: neoclassical forms (Greek Revival detailing) combined with later picturesque features","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed in excellent condition, altered, occupied as a private residence; the wine cellar has been fully restored.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.582178-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/8929/28892949/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/87002033.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002033/e9ac37840a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/87002033/e9ac37840a-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_J._Reimbold_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_J._Reimbold_House.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"66000321","name":"Nauvoo Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/illinois/nauvoo-historic-district-66000321/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28892949","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_J._Reimbold_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21197523"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/hancock-county/reimbold-william-j-house-87002033/"}