William S. Warfield House

William S. Warfield House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1624 Maine St., Quincy, Illinois
Coordinates	39°55′53″N 91°23′23″W / 39.93139°N 91.38972°WCoordinates: 39°55′53″N 91°23′23″W / 39.93139°N 91.38972°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1886
Architect	Silsbee, Joseph Lyman
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	79000814[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 1979

The William S. Warfield House is a historic house located at 1624 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois. The house was built in 1886 for William S. Warfield, who founded the Warfield Grocery Co.; Warfield was one of many prominent Quincy residents to build a large house on Maine Street. Architect Joseph Lyman Silsbee designed the house in a blend of the Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne styles; his design popularized Romanesque architecture, and the blend with Queen Anne in particular, in Quincy. The house features a stone exterior with terra cotta decorations, a massive plan, and a large western porch as well as several smaller porches throughout.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1979.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Karlowicz, Titus M. (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: William S. Warfield Residence" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved July 30, 2015.