James C. Twiss House

James C. Twiss House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	298 N. Page St., Aviston, Illinois
Coordinates	38°36′40″N 89°36′21″W / 38.61111°N 89.60583°WCoordinates: 38°36′40″N 89°36′21″W / 38.61111°N 89.60583°W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1907
Built by	Kellermann, B.H.
Architect	Barber, George F.
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	10000020[1]
Added to NRHP	February 17, 2010

The James C. Twiss House is a historic house located at 298 N. Page St. in Aviston, Illinois. The house was built in 1907 for James C. Twiss, a prominent Clinton County farmer. Architect George Franklin Barber, known nationally for his mail-order house designs, designed the plans for the house, which Twiss selected from a catalog. The Queen Anne house is two-and-one-half stories tall with wood siding and a limestone foundation. A hexagonal tower and a large gable with patterned woodwork mark the front facade of the house. The house's wraparound front porch is supported by Tuscan columns; a small gable, also with patterned woodwork, tops the porch at the entrance. A recessed balcony with Tuscan columns is located on the second floor above the entrance.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 17, 2010.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Moon, Richard A. and Penny R. (April 28, 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Twiss, James C., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved February 17, 2014.