Duncan Manor


Duncan Manor
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	McLean County, Illinois
Nearest city	Towanda
Coordinates	40°33′52″N 88°53′57″W / 40.56444°N 88.89917°W / 40.56444; -88.89917Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 88°53′57″W / 40.56444°N 88.89917°W / 40.56444; -88.89917
Area	less than one acre
Architectural style	Italianate^[1]
NRHP Reference #	79003164^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 9, 1979^[1]

Duncan Manor is a historic house located in rural McLean County, Illinois, near Towanda. The house was built circa 1866 for William R. Duncan, a livestock breeder well-respected for his short-horned cattle. The Italianate house features two three-story towers on its northwest facade; the towers feature bracketed cornices on their pyramidal roofs. The main entrance is located between the towers. The southeast side of the house features two-and-a-half story towers topped with ornamental bracketed pediments. The towers flank a two-story entrance porch topped by additional bracketing.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 1979.^[1]

Notes

1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Walters, Jr., William D. (December 20, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Duncan Manor". National Park Service. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

Duncan Manor - Village of Towanda

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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