{"nrhp_refnum":"97000033","name":"Greenlee, Robert, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"806 N. Evans St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bloomington","county":"McLean County","state":"IL","lat":40.485166227000036,"lon":-88.98727432499999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1997-02-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, side-hall plan frame house at 806 North Evans Street in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, built about 1884 by contractor Robert Greenlee as his own residence.","why_significant":"The house is a notable example of Queen Anne architecture with Eastlake and Anglo-Japanese detailing, including distinctive Oriental-style cornice brackets and a bellcast roofline. Much of the millwork appears custom-made and has no known counterpart in the community. It is also tied to Greenlee, a prominent local builder, and possibly to architect H. A. Miner.","narrative":"Built around 1884 at 806 North Evans Street in Bloomington, this two-story Queen Anne house was the home of Robert Greenlee, a prominent local contractor and carpenter who arrived in the city in 1856. The frame house has a cross-shaped plan, a hipped roof with cross gables, a brick foundation and wood clapboard siding. Its most unusual feature is a set of cornice brackets whose profiles resemble dragons or Chinese fu dogs, paired with a bellcast roofline that suggests a pagoda. These reflect the Anglo-Japanese fashion of the 1880s. Eastlake spindlework, bullseye friezes and carved blocks decorate the front dormer and windows, and the double front doors and main staircase newel post appear to be custom work. Inside, original hardwood floors, fireplaces and a built-in china cabinet survive. Architect H. A. Miner, Greenlee's brother-in-law and former partner, may have supplied the design or millwork. The house was listed for its architecture and its link to a local builder.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Robert Greenlee, builder; H. A. Miner possibly involved as architect or millwork supplier (not confirmed)","architectural_style":"Queen Anne with Eastlake and Anglo-Japanese detailing","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in residential use as a single-family dwelling; exterior altered by a c. 1920 Craftsman front porch, removal of a west porch, and replacement of the slate roof with asphalt shingles.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.725175-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/61/8936/28893661/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/97000033.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000033/acf7007e88-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/97000033/acf7007e88-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"IvoShandor","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bloomington_Il_Robert_Greenlee_House2.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">IvoShandor</a>, <a href=\"http://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:Bloomington_Il_Robert_Greenlee_House2.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893661","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Greenlee_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7344939"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/mclean-county/greenlee-robert-house-97000033/"}