Wood-Tellkamp House
Why it's listed
Built around 1872 for Charles C. Wood, a retired farmer who settled in Bureau County in 1838, this brick house at 82 Main Street in LaMoille was designed as a cross-shaped Italianate residence. It has red brick walls, yellow brick quoins, a low-pitched cross-gabled roof, 36 sets of paired brackets and tall arched windows with yellow brick hoods. Henry Tellkamp, a farmer and local businessman, bought it at auction in 1914 and remodeled it in the Classical Revival style through 1917, adding a flat-roofed porch with square brick columns, new wiring, a boiler and oak floors. Inside, marble fireplaces, a walnut staircase and grain-painted woodwork survive. Long vacancies, from 1928 to 1941 and from 1979 to 1993, left the house unusually original. The nomination calls it the most intact Italianate house with Classical Revival changes in the LaMoille area. A brick smokehouse and a garage that began as the kitchen are also part of the property.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is locally significant in architecture under Criterion C. It is described as the most intact example in the LaMoille area of an Italianate house with Classical Revival overlays, and as the most elaborate private residence ever built in the town. Long vacant periods left it largely original.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 94001599, listed January 24, 1995. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 82 Main St., LaMoille |
|---|---|
| County | Bureau County |
| Listed | January 24, 1995 |
| Reference number | 94001599 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1872-1917 |
| Architectural style | Italianate; Classical Revival |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a private single-family residence; the house stood vacant from 1979 to 1993 before its sale. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Coordinates | 41.53325, -89.28034 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 94001599.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q24886841
- This listing as JSON
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