{"nrhp_refnum":"89001733","name":"Stewart, Minnie, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1015 E. Euclid Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Monmouth","county":"Warren County","state":"IL","lat":40.91635764200004,"lon":-90.63471916599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-10-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story wood-frame house with a brick foundation at 1015 East Euclid Avenue in Monmouth, Warren County, Illinois, built circa 1865 for Judge James H. Stewart on land he bought in 1863.","why_significant":"The nomination argues for significance under Criterion A in social history. Planning meetings for Kappa Kappa Gamma, one of the earliest Greek-letter fraternities for women, were held here by Minnie Stewart and five friends, who announced the group on October 13, 1870. It is tied to the women's movement and the advance of women's education.","narrative":"Built around 1865 for Judge James H. Stewart, this two-story white-painted wood house with a brick foundation sits on a corner lot at East Euclid Avenue and North Ninth Street in Monmouth, Illinois. Its design is simple and vernacular, with classical detailing, a front-facing gable center section, side-gabled wings, and a long front porch. Later additions include a sleeping porch, a sunroom, a laundry room and an attached garage. The house is best known as the home of Minnie Stewart, who was studying at Monmouth College. She and five other young women met here and on the lawn to plan Kappa Kappa Gamma, and the constitution is said to have been written in the small front parlor. On October 13, 1870, the six women entered the college chapel wearing golden keys to announce the new fraternity. The house is recognized for its link to the early history of women's college organizations and women's education.","period_of_significance":"1870-1882","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mid 19th Century/Italianate","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Still used as a single-family dwelling; the form lists its current function as domestic/single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.384831-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/8942/28894257/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/89001733.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001733/d5e600c724-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89001733/d5e600c724-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minnie_Stewart_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Minnie_Stewart_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894257","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Stewart_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15253496"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/warren-county/stewart-minnie-house-89001733/"}