{"nrhp_refnum":"91001000","name":"Fletcher, Ruffin Drew, House","other_names":["Dicus,George Allen,M.D.,House","Dicus House Bed and Breakfast"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"609 E. Broadway St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Streator","county":"LaSalle County","state":"IL","lat":41.12637431700006,"lon":-88.82781951599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story frame Late Victorian Stick style house at 609 East Broadway Street in Streator, La Salle County, Illinois, built in 1890 for coal company superintendent Ruffin D. Fletcher, with a coach house and wash house on the same lot.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a representative example of Victorian Stick architecture under Criterion C. Its exterior and interior retain original details, including early electric and bath fixtures. These show the status and lifestyle of Streator's upper middle class. It is one of few architecturally significant homes to survive from the era along East Broadway.","narrative":"Built in 1890 at 609 East Broadway Street in Streator, this two-story frame house is an example of the Victorian Stick style. The Chicago, Wilmington and Vermillion Coal Company built it for Ruffin D. Fletcher, its local superintendent. In 1900 the house was sold to Dr. George Dicus, and his daughter lived there until 1989. The house has a shallow hipped roof with projecting gables, curved brackets, canted bay windows and Stick decoration. Inside are six marble fireplaces, three sets of pocket doors, mahogany woodwork and original bath fixtures. A coach house and wash house, also from 1890, stand behind it. Changes include a replaced front porch in 1914 and a removed rooftop balustrade. The nomination values the house as a well-preserved architectural example. It also reflects the lifestyle of Streator's upper middle class in a city where many of the grand East Broadway homes have been demolished.","period_of_significance":"1890","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late Victorian/Stick","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as retaining virtually all its authenticity; the coach house is in poor condition with termite damage, and the wash house has some wood rot. The form lists current functions as single dwelling and hotel (bed and breakfast).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.349212-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/8934/28893407/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/91001000.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001000/45b4a24225-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001000/45b4a24225-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"IvoShandor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Streator_Il_Ruffin_Drew_Fletcher_House1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">IvoShandor</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:Streator_Il_Ruffin_Drew_Fletcher_House1.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893407","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffin_Drew_Fletcher_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7377920"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/lasalle-county/fletcher-ruffin-drew-house-91001000/"}