Charles and Naomi Bachmann House

Charles and Naomi Bachmann House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the house
Location	401 S. Walnut St., Salem, Illinois
Coordinates	38°37′42″N 88°56′53″W / 38.62833°N 88.94806°WCoordinates: 38°37′42″N 88°56′53″W / 38.62833°N 88.94806°W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Morrow, William; The Architects' Small House Service
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Mediterranean
NRHP Reference #	01000598[1]
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2001

The Charles and Naomi Bachmann House is a historic house located at 401 S. Walnut St. in Salem, Illinois. The house was built in 1929 for Charles Bachmann, a local furniture salesman, and his wife Naomi. Architect William Morrow designed the house using a plan from a book published by the Architects' Small House Service Bureau. The Architects' Small House Service Bureau, which was endorsed by the American Institute of Architects, was organized to provide plans for builders of small houses, most of whom could not afford professional architects. The Bachmann House's plan incorporated elements of the Classical Revival and Mediterranean Revival styles. The house's design features two second-floor iron balconies with decorative acanthus brackets, a pediment above the front door, and a tile roof.^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It is one of three properties in Salem listed on the Register. The other two properties, also houses, are the William Jennings Bryan Boyhood Home and the Badollet House.^[1]

Notes

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Hayden, Jacquelyn Ernst (January 23, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bachmann, Charles and Naomi, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 7, 2014.