Mattfeldt, Theodore H. O., House
Also known as: St. Pierre House
Why it's listed
Built around 1860 on the corner of Marion and Cooke Streets, one block west of the square in Mt. Pulaski, this two-story brick house reflects the Italianate style popular in mid-nineteenth-century America. It has a cubic form, a low-pitched hipped roof with wide eaves and paired brackets, and tall, narrow six-over-six windows under segmental brick arches, many with prominent keystones. The walls are six bricks thick, made with bricks from the local Van Hise factory. Theodore H. O. Mattfeldt, a German-born cooper, store clerk, county surveyor, postmaster and druggist, is believed to have had it built. In the 1920s the house became a rooming house, and it returned to single-family use in 1937. In the 1950s a chiropractic office operated in the former library. Compared with other Italianate houses in town, it has kept more of its original exterior, which is the basis for its recognition as a good local example of the style.
Significance in brief: The house is locally significant under Criterion C as a good example of a simple hipped-roof Italianate residence. It has a low-pitched roof, paired brackets and arched windows with keystones. Among Italianate houses in Mt. Pulaski, it has undergone the least exterior alteration.
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 96000853, listed August 1, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 202 S. Marion St., Mt. Pulaski |
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| County | Logan County |
| Listed | August 1, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96000853 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | c. 1860 |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Currently used as a single-family dwelling with a health care/medical office function listed; the form lists the owners as preparers and describes past use as a rooming house (1920s-1937). |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.00831, -89.28688 (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 96000853.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q16901538
- This listing as JSON
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