{"nrhp_refnum":"92001535","name":"Anderson, John C., House","other_names":["Argyle"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"920 W. Breckenridge St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Carlinville","county":"Macoupin County","state":"IL","lat":39.29105031250006,"lon":-89.8863695317547,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-11-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story wood-frame house on 16.5 acres at 920 West Breckenridge Street in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, begun in 1883 as a one-story Italianate home for John C. Anderson. It is also known as Argyle, and its outbuildings include a wash house, barn and granary.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is a locally significant example of eclectic late 19th-century residential design, an Italianate house overlaid with Queen Anne and Stick Style elements added in 1892. It is described as one of the best representative examples of such design in Carlinville, more ornate and detailed than comparable houses nearby.","narrative":"Built in 1883 as a one-story, L-shaped Italianate home, this Carlinville house was enlarged in 1892 by its owner, John C. Anderson, who added a second floor, attic and a square tower to make room for his growing family. The wood-frame, clapboard house sits on a limestone foundation and has more than thirteen rooms, large porches, eight fireplaces and a full basement. The first floor keeps its Italianate character, with tall windows, coupled porch columns and paired brackets, while the upper levels and tower show Queen Anne and Stick Style details. A wash house, barn and granary from the same period remain on the 16.5-acre site, which is still farmed and mowed much as in Anderson's day. The property was listed because it is a locally notable, richly detailed example of eclectic Victorian design. It now serves as a museum, with former bedrooms used as exhibit rooms.","period_of_significance":"1883-1892","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Mixed: Italianate, Queen Anne, Stick","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Used as a museum by the county historical society; the form describes the integrity as excellent and the structure as sound, with some outside work still needed.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.761305-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/21/8935/28893521/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/92001535.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001535/4ec8cccba2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92001535/4ec8cccba2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Coalfather","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anderson_House_Carlinville_Front_View.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalfather</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:Anderson_House_Carlinville_Front_View.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893521","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Anderson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16238672"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/macoupin-county/anderson-john-c-house-92001535/"}