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Cornelius Flagg Farmstead

Coordinates: 39°53′27″N 89°36′57″W / 39.89083°N 89.61583°W / 39.89083; -89.61583
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Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is located in Illinois
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is located in the United States
Cornelius Flagg Farmstead
Nearest citySherman, Illinois
Coordinates39°53′27″N 89°36′57″W / 39.89083°N 89.61583°W / 39.89083; -89.61583
Area4.7 acres (1.9 ha)
Built1871 (1871)-1880
Built byBettinghaus, Henry
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.92001848[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 3, 1993

The Cornelius Flagg Farmstead is a historic farm located on Tipton School Road in Sherman, Illinois. Cornelius Flagg, a farmer and lumber businessman from Ohio, established the farm in the 1870s. The farmhouse, the farm's main building, is a two-story brick Italianate building. The house has an asymmetrical pattern with hip roofs over each component. Several of its key Italianate features are not original; the wraparound front porch was replaced in 1930, and its bracketed cornice was reconstructed in the 1940s after tornadoes damaged the roof. The farm's brick barn is unusually well-crafted for a barn built during the period, a sign of Flagg's wealth. Other buildings on the farm include a machinery shed, a smaller and older farmhouse, a privy, and an ice house.[2]

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 3, 1993.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Kirchner, Charles (October 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Flagg, Cornelius, Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-27. Retrieved February 26, 2015.