Dilworth, Robert, House
Why it's listed
Built in 1872 for Robert Dilworth, this two-story brick house stands at 606 East Fifth Street on the eastern edge of Vermont, Illinois. It is a front-gabled Italianate dwelling with a gable roof, wide bracketed eaves, arched windows with brick keystones, a polygonal window bay, and decorative wood porches at the front and rear. The bricks were made on site; Dilworth, a farmer, banker and businessman, owned a brickyard that supplied material for many buildings in town. Inside, the house keeps its Italianate woodwork, plaster medallions, walnut stairways, tall ceilings and arched pocket doors. A wood carriage house from 1872, later altered into a garage, and a 1924 chicken coop stand nearby but do not contribute to the listing. The house was recognized for its architecture, as an excellent local example of the front-gabled Italianate type, built when many large Italianate and Second Empire homes were rising in Vermont. After sitting empty for six years, it is being rehabilitated.
Significance in brief: The house is argued to be locally significant under Criterion C as an excellent example of the front-gabled Italianate subtype in Vermont. It was built for Robert Dilworth, a farmer, banker and businessman whose brickworks supplied bricks for many local buildings. It retains many Italianate features, including brackets, wide eaves, arched windows and porches.
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 93001236, listed November 12, 1993. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 606 E. Fifth St., Vermont |
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| County | Fulton County |
| Listed | November 12, 1993 |
| Reference number | 93001236 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1872 |
| Architect / builder | S. S. Chapman & Sons, Builder |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in excellent condition and being rehabilitated by its current owners after sitting empty for six years; it had been slated for demolition before purchase. |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Coordinates | 40.29428, -90.41975 (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 93001236.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q22033956
- This listing as JSON
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