| Henry Ahrens House | |
| Coordinates: | 40.1167°N -88.2356°W |
| Architect: | Seely Brown |
| Architecture: | Queen Anne |
| Added: | November 22, 2011 |
| Refnum: | 11000845[1] |
The Henry Ahrens House is a historic house located at 212 East University Avenue in Champaign, Illinois. The house was built in 1893 for local businessman Henry Ahrens; it still remains in his family. Architect Seely Brown, who ran a well-regarded practice in Champaign, designed the Queen Anne house. The -story house has an asymmetrical plan with a multi-component roof that includes both hipped and gabled sections. The gable ends are decorated with patterned wooden shingles, which are also used on a porch gable and the hood of a three-sided bay window. The wraparound front porch is supported by turned columns; brackets with scalloped and half-circle decorations adorn the tops of the columns.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2011.[1]