Lyman Trumbull House

Lyman Trumbull House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Front of the house
Location	1105 Henry Street, Alton, Illinois
Coordinates	38°53′49.44″N 90°10′33″W / 38.8970667°N 90.17583°WCoordinates: 38°53′49.44″N 90°10′33″W / 38.8970667°N 90.17583°W
Built	1849
Architect	Unknown
Architectural style	No Style Listed
NRHP Reference #	75000667
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 15, 1975[1]
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975[2]

The Lyman Trumbull house located at 1105 Henry Street in the historic Middletown neighborhood of Alton, Illinois

Senator Lyman Trumbull

Lyman Trumbull House is a house significant for its association with former U.S. Senator from Illinois Lyman Trumbull. The house is located in the historic Middletown neighborhood in Alton, Illinois. Senator Trumbull was best known for being a co-author of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The house was built around 1849, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.^[2][3] Senator Trumbull lived in this house from 1849 to 1863, according to the documentation provided in the National Historic Landmark application.

The house is a 1-1/2 story red brick, gable-roofed residence with limestone foundation. It was originally rectangular-shaped, but late in the 19th century an addition was built on the rear of the house, transforming it into an "L" shaped residence. There are three gabled dormers protruding from the front roof, one on the rear of the original house, and one on the northern elevation of the roof on the addition.

Adorning the front of the house is a centrally-located one-bay entrance porch supported by two fluted pilasters, all made of wood. Turned balusters flank the porch and the several wooden steps that lead to a brick walkway surrounding the dwelling. An entrance to the basement is located underneath the porch. The chief front entrance to the Trumbull House is a single door with side lights and semi-elliptical fanlight. On the south side of the house is a second basement entrance, and it is sheltered by a pedimented portico supported by two Doric columns.

References

1. National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Lyman Trumbull House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
3. George R. Adams (September 1, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Lyman Trumbull House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1974. (1.80 MB)

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