Richard M. Skinner House

Richard M. Skinner House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	627 E. Peru St., Princeton, Illinois
Coordinates	41°22′18″N 89°27′13″W / 41.37167°N 89.45361°WCoordinates: 41°22′18″N 89°27′13″W / 41.37167°N 89.45361°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1878
Architect	Bryant, Joseph Plummer
Architectural style	Italianate, Second Empire
NRHP Reference #	83000302[1]
Added to NRHP	February 10, 1983

The Richard M. Skinner House is a historic house located at 627 East Peru Street in Princeton, Illinois. Built in 1878, the house was designed by Princeton architect Joseph Plummer Bryant. Bryant's design was largely a Second Empire work but also included Italianate elements. The house has a mansard roof, a characteristic Second Empire feature, with a projecting central pavilion at the front entrance; seven dormers project from the roof. The roof's cornice is bracketed, displaying the design's Italianate influence. A veranda along the front of the house features detailed moldings along the edge of the roof and a balustrade along the bottom.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 10, 1983.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Tarsinos, Electra (September 15, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Richard M. Skinner House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved June 12, 2016.