510 E. Grove St., Bloomington, Illinois. County/parish: McLean.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 30, 1978. NRIS 78003109.
1 contributing building.
The Ruben M. Benjamin House is a house in Bloomington, Illinois. It is a two-story rectangular building, styled in the Classical Revival architectural motif. It was built in 1856 by John L. Routt, who would become the first governor of Colorado. Ruben M. Benjamin, an attorney known for litigation relating to railroad regulation, lived in the home for more than 60 years. The United States National Register of Historic Places added the Ruben M. Benjamin House in August 1978.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893701