904 S. Main St., Hillsboro, Illinois. County/parish: Montgomery.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 06, 1986. NRIS 86003180.
1 contributing building.
The George Blackman House is a historic house located at 904 S. Main St. in Hillsboro, Illinois. The house was built in 1842-43 by George Blackman, a local blacksmith and woodworker. Blackman designed his house in a style similar to Southern Creole cottages. Such houses had never before been built in Montgomery County, which historically preferred designs inspired by New England architecture, but Blackman's Southern-inspired features were more appropriate for the local climate. The 1+1⁄2-story house features a recessed open porch supported by thin columns and is topped by a low roof. The house's open floor plan includes six rooms laid out around a central hall.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28893755