William H. Hull House

The William H. Hull House is a historic house located at 1517 Walnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois. The house was built in 1887 for William H. Hull, a significant local businessman and politician. The house is designed in an asymmetrical Italianate pattern. The front facade of the house features a three-sided projecting bay topped by a half-hipped roof. The main entrance is located to the side of the bay in a porch supported by chamfered columns with decorative brackets. The cornice of the house features a patterned molding divided by ornamental brackets. The house's roof has a cross-hipped design with flared eaves.[2]

William H. Hull House
William H. Hull House is located in Illinois
William H. Hull House
William H. Hull House is located in the United States
William H. Hull House
Location1517 Walnut St., Murphysboro, Illinois
Coordinates37°45′51″N 89°20′25″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1887 (1887)
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.05001602[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 2006

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 2006.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Davenport, Vickie (September 7, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hull, William H., House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2014.


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