Indian Hill Manor and Farm Historic District
Why it's listed
Indian Hill Manor and Farm is a 257.5-acre estate on the south side of the Rock River near Rockford, Illinois, built up by Charles C. Barrett. It has three parts. The first holds a 24-room manor house of 1916-1918, a coach house, a formal garden, woods and a small crop field. The manor is built of multicolored wire-cut brick laid in Flemish bond, with a green ceramic tile hipped roof, an elliptical fanlighted portico and a screened porch facing the garden. Rockford architect Charles W. Bradley designed it as predominantly Colonial Revival, with Craftsman touches such as window groupings, wide eaves, ceiling beams and natural-finish woodwork. Across South Bend Road is a 146.5-acre farm still in operation, with a c. 1875 farmhouse, a summer kitchen, a corn crib, a milk house, two silos and barns. The remaining 49.5 acres of woodland now belong to the Indian Hill Forest Preserve. Together they show an early twentieth-century country estate with its farm.
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| Styles | Colonial Revival; Craftsman; Other: Hobby Farm |
|---|---|
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 257.5 |
| Boundary source | NPS cultural-resource GIS polygon |
| Full listing page | Indian Hill Manor and Farm Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.