Robert Greenlee House Explained

Robert Greenlee House
Location:806 N. Evans St., Bloomington, Illinois
Coordinates:40.4775°N -88.9836°W
Built:1884
Builder:Greenlee, Robert
Architecture:Eastlake, Queen Anne
Added:February 7, 1997
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:97000033

The Robert Greenlee House is a historic house located at 806 N. Evans St. in Bloomington, Illinois. Contractor Robert Greenlee built the house circa 1884 for himself and his family. The house has a Queen Anne design topped by a hipped roof with cross gables. A dormer above the attic extends from a second-story front window; the dormer and window are decorated with Eastlake spindlework and bracketing. A tall stained glass window on the north facade features a central rose window and surrounding geometric panes, a pattern fitting both the Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. The cornice and front porch include dragon-shaped bracketing, a decorative element taken from Anglo-Japanese architecture; an Anglo-Japanese influence can also be seen in the roof's pagoda-style curvature.[1]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1997.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wycoff. Martin A.. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Greenlee, Robert, House. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082014/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/201077.pdf. dead. April 7, 2014. National Park Service. April 3, 2014. July 29, 1996.