Hiram Palmer House

Hiram Palmer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	703 E. Fort St., Farmington, Illinois
Coordinates	40°41′53″N 89°59′38″W / 40.69806°N 89.99389°WCoordinates: 40°41′53″N 89°59′38″W / 40.69806°N 89.99389°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1851
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	99000589[1]
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1999

The Hiram Palmer House is a historic house located at 703 East Fort Street in Farmington, Illinois. Hiram and Philynder Palmer built the house in 1851-52 but sold it the year it was completed. In 1856, the house was purchased by Riley Bristol, a local pharmacist and founder of Farmington's First Congregational Church; Bristol lived in the house until 1882. The house has a Greek Revival design, a nationally popular stylistic choice in the first half of the nineteenth century. The wraparound front porch is supported by Tuscan columns. The house's low hip roof features a plain frieze and cornice at the roof line and is topped by a lantern with a cornice and pediment. The house's interior features decorative Greek Revival woodwork, including carved door and window moldings, ornamental panels by the windows, and a fireplace mantel supported by pilasters.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1999.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Newton, David; Holmes, Ken; Holmes, Toni (February 10, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Palmer, Hiram, House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 29, 2015.