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Taft Farmstead

Coordinates: 39°45′8″N 89°33′34″W / 39.75222°N 89.55944°W / 39.75222; -89.55944
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Taft Farmstead
The Taft farmhouse
Taft Farmstead is located in Illinois
Taft Farmstead
Taft Farmstead is located in the United States
Taft Farmstead
LocationSR 3, Rochester, Illinois
Coordinates39°45′8″N 89°33′34″W / 39.75222°N 89.55944°W / 39.75222; -89.55944
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1906 (1906), 1912
Built byDickerson, Bill
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.80001409[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1980

The Taft Farmstead is a historic farm located west of Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois. Established in the early 20th century, the farm is one of the few intact farmsteads from the period which was not a renovation of an earlier farm. The farm's Classical Revival farmhouse, which dates from 1912, is representative of the spread of individualized architecture to farms; its design includes two-story Doric columns along the front porch and a pyramidal roof with a pediment-like dormer in front. The farm's main barn, a wooden structure used for livestock, was built in 1906. The farm also includes two additional barns, a grain shed, a chicken coop, an outhouse, and a garage.[2]

The farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1980.[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. ^ Jett, Linda S.; Hopkins, Dottie; Seibert, Susan M. (May 28, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: The Taft Farmstead" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.