Levi Willits House Explained

Levi Willits House
Location:202 Main St., New Boston, Illinois
Coordinates:41.1686°N -90.9997°W
Builder:Willits, Levi
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:April 20, 1995
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:95000488

The Levi Willits House is a historic house located at 202 Main Street in New Boston, Illinois. Levi Willits, a prominent local businessman who ran the city's general store, built the house in 1856. The house has a Greek Revival design, a popular style when it was built. The house's design includes six-over-six windows with flat sills and lintels and a low hip roof, both typical Greek Revival features. The south and northwest corner entrances both feature porches; these porches, along with a since-removed porch on the east side, originally had classical columns and balustrades but were later remodeled.[1]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1995. The New Boston Historical Society operates a local history museum in the house.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newton. David. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Willits, Levi, House. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225130230/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201148.pdf. dead. February 25, 2016. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. February 17, 2016. February 1, 1995.