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Built circa 1850 for Charles and Samuel Brown on their 160-acre tract, this two-story Greek Revival brick farmhouse has some Italianate details.  Physical evidence indicates the rear Greek Revival one-story section could have been built in the 1830s or early 1840s, and the front two-story portions built against it in the 1850s.  A curved Italianate front door and sidelights grace the primary facade.

A bungalow with Classical details, the Heiderich House was built in 1908 using “Quincy Dimension Stone.”  This limestone product was prized for its ability to be cut into irregular shapes, permitting a rusticated appearance.  Though the house’s lower stonework is set in regular courses, above the foundation line the stone is fitted together in a rough-cut pattern. This house is an example of the vernacular structures found on the east-west streets in the Quincy Northwest Historic District.

Designed by Quincy architect Martin Geise in 1906, this building is an excellent example of early 20^th century commercial architecture.  It features a corner turret, bay windows, large storefront, and bull’s-eye windows.  It remained an active pharmacy until 1984 when it became the Pharmacy Museum of Quincy, which closed in 1996.  In its heyday, the drug store served not only as a business but also as a community gathering place.  This structure stands as an example of the mixture of residential and commercial structures found in this Northside neighborhood.

St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church is significant both for its architecture and as a prominent landmark on the North side of Quincy.  Designed in 1911 by George Behrensmeyer, a prominent Quincy architect, St. Rose is a mixture of architectural styles, best described as Venetian Gothic Revival.  The pale yellow brick of the church is unusual for Quincy but can be found in other Behrensmeyer designs.  Other details on this building include stone belt courses, pointed arch windows, buttress arch columns, arch stained glass windows, finials, and a prominent bell tower.

The Samuel and Jane E. Brown House, constructed in 1886, is unique in Quincy due to its decorative ornamentation.  The house has many Queen Anne style elements, including a hipped roof with secondary gables and a side bay.  The decorative brickwork and stonework, wood shingles in the gables, and cornice detailing are also common Queen Anne elements.  What makes this house unique is the decorative stone and metal panels inset into the exterior brick wall.  The panel reliefs form elegant swags, florals, beads, geometric patterns and borders.  The design is attributed to prominent Quincy architect Harvey Chatten.

Constructed in 1879, the house is locally known as the “House of Many Gables,” a name derived from the fifteen dormers that enliven the roofline of its two and one-half stories.  The windows and doors have dogtoothed limestone hoods, each with a central carving.  Designed in the Eastlake style, it is an outstanding example of High Victorian eclecticism and a significant structure in the Quincy Northwest Historic District.

The Dr. Helbern Claflin House was built about 1866, immediately following the Civil War.  This house exhibits many elements of the Italianate style.  This is seen in the low-pitched roof with wide overhanging eaves, the three bay front facades with tall, narrow windows, and elaborate cornice with large wave pattern brackets and frieze windows.  Dr. Claflin, a physician who treated cancer and tuberculosis, resided here for only three years.  The concentration of the high style residential development on the Northside can be found along 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th Streets, where the street cars ran north from the downtown area.

This 1868 house is an early example of the Italianate style.  The low pitch hip roof with wide overhanging eaves, the exaggerated cornice with frieze windows and large brackets, the arch entryway and the tall, narrow windows are typical features of this style. The house also has straight lintels over the windows and a formal front facade. The porch extends across the entire front facade and features decorative woodwork.   Cramer was a co-owner of the Cedar Street Distillery.

This Queen Anne house, built in 1894, is set on the top of a hill, overlooking the street.  An unusual feature is the round bay window projecting over the corner porch.  Other architectural details include original stained glass windows and transom windows, a double-tiered west gable with brackets, and brick belt courses.  The beautiful view of Quincy and the Mississippi River gives this house additional value.

George T. Meyer, a self-made businessman, built this two-story brick house in 1866.  This residence is identical in style, massing, and craftsmanship to the Fries/Kespohl House at 331 College Avenue, directly to the east of this structure.  It is adorned by a wrap-around front porch.  The paired brackets embellishing  the cornice are typical of the Italianate style. The Meyer House, the Poetsch House to its west, and the Fries/Kespohl House to the east are also significant as a typical middle-class residences of the post-Civil War period. 

This 1866 Italianate house, originally identical to the Meyer House to the west, is a two-story T-plan brick residence with a wrap-around front porch. The stone lintels and sills of the windows, paired brackets and elongated windows are typically found in the Italianate style. The house also features a distinctive entry with glass transom and side lights. The house differs from the Meyer House since shutters have been added to the windows and some first-floor window sills have been lowered.

The house Henry Freiburg built for his family in 1879  is a modest but unique structure in the Folk Victorian style.  This style differs from the high Victorian Era styles of the period by its eclectic  combination of various Victorian Era styles in a vernacular tradition.  This application of high style elements to vernacular houses is common in all periods.  The residence features a mixture of elements, including iron balustrades, Palladian windows, vergeboards, and wooden brackets.  The simple treatment of the door and window openings signifies the lifestyle of the modest shoemaker.  Freiburg would become a very successful businessman who specialized in custom-made shoes. 

Albert and Amalie Evers House > 437 North 9th Street

Albert Evers had a modest start in business as a fruit packer and clerk, but by the turn of the century, he was able to establish his own produce company.  Evers’ stone and brick Queen Anne house was designed by Quincy architect Frank Tubbesing, and built about 1898.   Tubbesing often used the front as a design feature.  Other elements common to the Queen Anne style include the asymmetrical massing and front porch.

This 1873 brick house predominantly follows the Second Empire style, though some Italianate features can also be found.  The architect and builder are unknown.  The centered projecting pavilion, circular windows in the pavilion and dormers, and angular window brackets are Second Empire, while the gabled pavilion roof and entry portico suggest the Italianate style.  All the interior woodwork -- including a fine walnut staircase -- is original and has been restored.  Gardner is remembered as the inventor of the speed governor used in steam engines.  The Gardner Museum of Architecture and Design is named after this man.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

S. J. Lesem Building > 135-137 North 3rd Street

The Lesem Building, built in 1871, is a four-story commercial Italianate building. The cast iron window surrounds, the cast iron quoins on the front corners, the various brackets along the roof line, and the elaborately decorated cornice with an inscription are typical elements of an Italianate commercial structure. Two original cast iron columns remain exposed on the first floor.  During the 1870s, this block of 3rd Street was a thriving warehouse district known as Wholesale Row.  The Lesem Brothers were dealers and manufacturers of drygoods.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

Quincy Free Public Library and Reading Room > 332 Maine Street

Originally constructed as the Free Public Library, this building, designed in 1888 by the Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Fisher, is now the Gardner Museum of Architecture and Design.  The Romanesque Revival structure is beautifully fitted to its corner location by a three-story tower which overlooks Washington Park.  Ornamental iron railings and stone supports are intact at the entrance, although the massive double doors probably date from 1929, when Quincy architect Ernest M. Wood designed the utilitarian stucco addition at the rear.

State Savings Loan & Trust Company > 428 Maine Street

The original (left) half of this structure was designed in 1892 by the Chicago architects Patton & Fisher for Quincy bankers Lorenzo and Charles H. Bull. The western (right) half was designed in 1906 by prominent Quincy architect Ernest M. Wood.  The building is in the Romanesque Revival style and is perhaps Quincy’s finest example of that style.  Constructed of pink Missouri granite, the building’s exterior is graced by handsomely carved Romanesque decorative details, massive iron and oak doors, and beautiful curvilinear window grilles of wrought iron.  The five heavy arches over the storefront windows are typical of the Romanesque Revival style.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Norwood/Morgan/Wells House > 421 Jersey Street

This grand Italianate house facing Jersey Street was built onto an earlier structure in 1860 by Edward Wells, owner of a cooperage firm.  The original structure to the rear was built in 1853 by J. E. Norwood, a pork packer.  Elements common to the Italianate style include the low pitch hip roof, paired brackets, window hoods, arched entryway, and porch details.  In 1901, Quincy banker Lorenzo Bull gave the property to the Cheerful Home Association, and it  became the first licensed children’s home in Illinois.  The YWCA bought the house in 1933 for $10.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Dr. Richard Eells House > 415 Jersey Street

This handsome if modest house was built in the 1830s in Federal/Greek Revival style and remodeled partially in the Italianate style in the middle of the 19th century.  Thus, it shows an attractive blending of 19th century domestic architectural styles.  This house, a documented stop on the Underground Railroad, was the residence of Dr. Richard Eells, a Connecticut native and noted abolitionist.  His trial for harboring a slave reached the United States Supreme Court in a case which involved, among others, Stephen Douglas, William Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Governor Thomas Ford.

George Schultheis Building > 421-23 Hampshire Street

The George Schultheis Building is actually two Italianate buildings - the one on the left constructed in 1854 and the one on the right constructed in 1858.  Both were remodeled in 1871 to give the building its current uniform appearance.  The window surrounds and quoins are a unique combination of materials - some are cast iron and others are stone.  The Schultheis Building is one of several commercial structures located in the heart of the downtown area, around Washington Park.  The park was the site of one of the several Lincoln-Douglas debates in Illinois and contains a monument commemorating the event.

Washington Theater > 425 Hampshire Street

This theater was designed by E.P. Rupert in 1924 following the atypical  Mediterranean Revival style.  It was originally constructed as a movie and performing theater, and in 1928 it was the site of the first talking motion picture in Quincy.  This brick structure is distinguished by the abundance of terra cotta detailing seen in the trim, decorative panels, pilasters, and cornice.  It is the only building of this style found in the downtown area and a significant contribution to the Downtown Quincy Historic District.  

St. John’s Episcopal Church > 701 Hampshire Street

This Gothic Revival stone church is the oldest church structure in Quincy.  Charles Howland designed and built the original church building in 1853.  He also was responsible for the first addition in 1867.  In 1879, Robert Bunce designed the other early addition.  The pointed arch windows and bell tower are particularly common to the Gothic Revival style.  Later 20^th century additions added the education wing to the east of this original structure.  St. John’s is also significant as the oldest Episcopal church body in Quincy, dating back to 1837.

Ernest M. Wood Office & Studio > 126 North 8th Street

This building, designed by Quincy architect Ernest Wood for his office and studio reflects the ideas of  Frank Lloyd Wright.  This Prairie School stucco and wood building was completed in 1912.  The geometric shapes and horizontal emphasis are typical elements of this style.  The 1980s restoration gave careful attention to interior features such as skylights, stained glass windows, and built-in bookcases.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. 

George Keller and Sons Implement Company > 909 Maine Street

This structure has several levels of significance.  It was designed by George Behrensmeyer, a prominent Quincy architect, in 1927.  Also, George Keller and Sons has been a prominent Quincy business since 1880.  The building is additionally an excellent example of the Commercial style of the early 20^th century.  The geometric detailing, stone trim caps, soldier brick detail, and multipaned windows are typical of this style. 

The Lubbe Building > 917 Maine Street

This small commercial structure was built around 1897.  The only decoration is on the primary façade.  It includes brick dentils, decorative frieze brickwork, brick quoins, and segmental arch lintels above the windows and door.  The parapet with a limestone cap extends from this façade around the sides, stepping down to the back.   Mrs. Katie Lubbe ran the notions and fancy goods store that was located here.

August (Manny) Dick House > 1020 Kentucky Street

This 1917 Craftsman bungalow is the work of one of Quincy’s most prominent architects, George Behrensmeyer.  The wide overhanging eaves, large brackets, and horizontal emphasis are common features of this style.  The gable-front design complements the nearby vernacular structures.  The home was built for August Dick, who served as the last president of the Dick Brothers Brewery until its closing in 1957.   Dick selected the site for its advantageous view of the brewery buildings.  He also served as vice-president of the State Savings and Loan, and, for a time, was president of the South Side Bank of Quincy.

Albert and Anna Dick House > 1100 State Street

This outstanding Queen Anne style home was constructed in 1889 for Albert and Anna Dick.  Albert’s father founded Dick Brothers Brewery in 1860.  It was the largest in Illinois by 1895 and a prominent business in Quincy for over 90 years.  The brick home’s most prominent feature, the tower with imperial dome and finial, is situated above a wrap-around porch with decorative wood trim.  Other features of the home include wood shingled gables, a carved stone arch over the first floor window, and wood sunburst carvings.

John Wood Mansion > 425 South 12th Street

Built in 1835 by Governor John Wood, Quincy’s founder, this was one of the first Greek Revival structures built in   the area.  Historians and architects today proclaim it one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture    in the entire Midwest.  Constructed by master builder John Cleaveland, the house was originally located on the west side of 12th Street and was moved to its present site in 1864.  The white frame house with its pediment, four Doric columns, four massive chimneys, and elegant details, is now the headquarters of the Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County.  This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Ezra and Florence Best House > 238 South 12th Street

This house, built in 1889, is an early design by John Batschy, one of Quincy’s most important architects. The house embraces the massing and details of both the Romanesque Revival and the Queen Anne styles.  Queen Anne elements include the octagonal tower, the steeply pitched, irregularly-shaped roofs, and the textured surface treatments.  The rough-cut stone, large arch window, and low-relief decorative panels are Romanesque Revival elements.   Ezra Best was the founder and president of the E. Best Plumbing and Steam Heating Company.

Cruttenden/Tibbetts House > 1200 Park Place

Designed circa 1888 by Swiss-born architect John Batschy, this is a fine example of the Queen Anne style.  A round tower extends from the top of the wrap-around front porch through the second and third floors and above the roof ridge.  Patterned shingles are used in the front of the gable area and repeated on the circular sides of the tower.  The most noticeable feature of the house is the large round window east of the entry which is surrounded by decorative stained glass.  A Palladian window graces the third floor gable.  The front porch has been modernized.  This was the pilot house for the Park Place addition to the city.

August R. Dorkenwald House > 1224 Park Place

This two story brick home follows the American Four-Square style.  The house plan was most frequently built during the first two decades of the twentieth century.  The basic cube form is two rooms wide and two rooms deep, with two stories.  This example, built in 1897 for Anna and August Dorkenwald, has an attached bay window element on the east, and a two story extension to the rear.  The roof has been greatly altered since the original construction.  Remodeling of the roof and the porch was probably carried out between 1915 and 1925.

Park Place Historic District > 1200 Block of Park Place

Designated in 1998, Park Place is Quincy’s first local historic district, just as it was Quincy’s first planned addition to the city.  This neighborhood consists of twenty-five houses built between 1889 and 1917 according to the covenants established by Anton Binkert and John Cruttenden.  They stipulated that the homes be built of either stone or brick, be at least two stories, and cost at least $3000.  Additionally, carriage houses were accessed only from the alleys, and the residences followed a standardized setback.  Most of the architectural styles from this period are represented on this street, but Queen Anne is the most common.  The boulevard is one of the few remaining brick streets in Quincy.  At the west end of the center park, there was a fountain which was removed in the early 20^th century.

1200 Park Place - Cruttenden/Tibbetts Residence - Queen Anne - 1889 (John Batschy)
1201 Park Place - John Sieckman Residence, Elmer Long Residence - Colonial Revival - c. 1917 (George Behrensmeyer)
1206 Park Place - Edward and Matilda Menke Residence - Queen Anne - 1891 (John Batschy)
1214 Park Place - John Flynn Residence - Richardsonian Romanesque - 1895
1215 Park Place - William and Hattie Shinn Residence - Early Modern Square/Queen Anne - 1895
1217 Park Place - Henry and Augusta Pfeiffer - Queen Anne - 1890
1219 Park Place - Mary Lesem Residence - Queen Anne - 1890
1220 Park Place - Anton Binkert Residence - Eastlake/Queen Anne - 1889
1221 Park Place - Henry Bastert Residence, John Duker Residence - Queen Anne - 1893
1224 Park Place - August R. Dorkenwald Residence - Early Modern Square - 1897
1225 Park Place - Andrew Burman Residence, Clement Bush Residence - Queen Anne (Prairie School modifications) - 1896
1229 Park Place - Llewellyn and Anna McKenna Residence, Fred Schultheis Residence - Queen Anne - 1895
1230 Park Place - Jason and Maria Simons Residence - Queen Anne - 1889 (John Batschy)
1237 Park Place -  William and Elizabeth Krewet Residence - Queen Anne - c.1903
1240 Park Place - William and Kate Campbell Residence, George Binkert Residence - Queen Anne - 1892
1241 Park Place - Catherine Lubbe Residence (Bernard) - Prairie School - c.1906 (Ernest Wood)
1244 Park Place - Thomas and Edith Binkert Residence - Queen Anne - 1893
1248 Park Place - Henry and Emma Borstadt Residence - Queen Anne - 1893
1253 Park Place - John and Emelie Meyer Residence - Queen Anne - 1894 (John Batschy)
1254 Park Place - Frank and Rose Dick Residence - Prairie School - c.1910 (George Behrensmeyer)
1260 Park Place - Fred and Maud Moller Residence - Queen Anne - c.1906 (George Behrensmeyer)
1261 Park Place - George and Elizabeth Ertel Residence - Queen Anne - 1891
1269 Park Place - George and Maude Jasper Residence - Queen Anne - 1891
1270 Park Place - Mary Wewers Residence - Prairie School - 1915 (Martin Geise)

Henry E. Dickhut House > 1401 Maine Street

This heavily decorated stone and brick residence, built in 1876, combines elements of several of the Victorian styles.  The stone-hooded windows are Italianate, the patterned mansard roof is Second Empire the porch with its balustrades, pediment, and ornamental capitals is Queen Anne, and the detailing has Eastlake influences.  The original owner was a lumber merchant who later managed the Gem City Saw Mill.  Other notable features are leaded and beveled window glass, and the bottle glass in the bay windows on the east side.

Morris and Lebra Felsenheld House > 1422 Maine Street

This 1876 house was designed with Eastlake details in Queen Anne style. The Felsenheld House exhibits several details including the decorative brickwork and stonework, decorative chimney,  and wood carvings on the porches and cornice. The house was built for Morris Felsenheld, who owned a drygoods business that was located at 420 Maine Street.  Felsenheld was a member of the Masonic Order, and his interest in the organization is exhibited in the Masonic symbols carved throughout the interior woodwork.

James T. Baker House > 1444 Maine Street

An Italianate house on a grand scale, the Baker residence was designed by William B. Haworth and built for a prominent wholesale grocer in 1867-68.  The extensive brick sidewalks around the house and from the house to Maine Street are original.  The house is notable for the rope molding surrounding the window frames, large-scale double bracketing at the roofline, and graceful porches.  As the headquarters of the Quincy Board of Education since 1966, it demonstrates an important concept in the preservation of historic buildings - adaptive reuse.

Isaac and Ellen Lesem House > 1449 Maine Street

This house, built in 1890, is attributed to the prominent Quincy architect Harvey Chatten.  The house is an outstanding example of high-style Queen Anne with its rich composition of surfaces, details, and complicated massing. The carriage house is also a tremendous asset to the property as an elaborate example of the carriage houses found in Quincy.  Isaac Lesem was in the drygoods and clothing business and a prominent civic and religious leader in the community.

Mathias and Ada Huffman House > 1469 Maine Street

This French Second Empire style house is attributed to architect J. S. McKean.  The prominent mansard roof and elaborate detailing makes it an excellent example of this style.  The house, built around 1880, is one of the most photographed houses in Quincy.  Originally built for Mathias Huffman, owner of a prominent Quincy jewelry store, the house was used as a college preparatory school for young women around the turn of the century.  A pamphlet from 1900-01 lists author Samuel L. Clemens as a school patron.  It is one of the significant houses in the Quincy East End Historic District.

David W. Miller House and Carriage House > 1477 Maine Street

This house, built by hotel owner Miller in 1866, is a large Second Empire brick house with Italianate elements: a main square block topped with a flared mansard roof and cupola.  The window hoods and full porch also grace the front facade.  Miller occasionally housed his overflow hotel guests here.  The carriage house is a two-story brick building featuring decorative brickwork over the haymow doors and an arch design over the lower entrance.

Edward A. Rogers House > 1627 Maine Street

This stone house, built around 1895, has many features typical of the  Romanesque Revival. The heavy massing, stone construction, and arches are some of the most common elements of the Romanesque Revival style.  The various devices employed to avoid flat walls, including the arched entry porch, the main porch, a two-story tower, angular bay, and overall asymmetrical massing, are typical of most Victorian Era styles.  A fan-shaped lintel also tops the front center window.  It was built for  Quincy industrialist Edward A. Rogers. 

Charles Henry Bull House > 1651 Maine Street

This brick Italianate house was built in 1857.  Additions to the house were completed in 1876 and 1920.  The belvedere, two chimneys, and most of the tin roof are from 1857.  Walnut woodwork in the east parlor and in the bedrooms and hallway on the second floor dates from 1857.  The 1876 woodwork in the dining room and library has been restored.  Charles Bull was a banker and merchant who lived here until his death in 1908.

Dr. Grant Irwin House > 1656 Maine Street

This 1896 imposing patterned-brick is  also a combination of detailing from various styles.  The main house follows the Queen Anne style, though the stone detailing and vergeboards reflect elements of the Gothic Revival. The Prairie School  porch, added to the west side in 1921, was designed by Quincy architect Ernest Wood.  Dr. Irwin graduated from Quincy Medical College in 1886, and served as physician in charge of St. Mary’s Institute for six years.

Colonel Edward Prince House > 1680 Maine Street

Prince built this house in 1889 in the Queen Anne style, but almost all Queen Anne elements were obliterated in a 1920s Tudor Revival remodeling.  Prince’s family moved to Adams County from New York State in 1832.  He was a lawyer in Quincy and served in the Union army until he was wounded in 1864.  Prince was also a versatile civil engineer.  He designed a pumping system that enabled Quincy to use river water for fire control and later established the first municipal water works. 

Mathew and Electa Finlay House > 1617 Hampshire Street

At a construction cost of $10,000, this high-style Italianate residence was the second most expensive home built in Quincy during 1861 (John Wood’s Octagon House cost ten times as much).  The cupola, low pitch hip roof, elaborate brackets, narrow double window and hoods, arch entryway, and porch make it an excellent example of this style.  Irish-born Mathew Finlay was co-owner of a men’s clothing store, but went into business for himself as a tailor in 1876.

Unitarian Church of Quincy > 1479 Hampshire Street

The Unitarian Church was designed by Harvey Chatten, a prominent Quincy architect, in 1913.  The Tudor Revival style is a very uncommon style for church designs in Quincy.  This church is constructed of a combination of ashlar blocks and stucco with half timbering.  The layout follows the typical form for Unitarian churches.  The windows are painted glass, not stained glass.  The church body first met in 1839, making them one of the oldest congregations in Quincy.

John Quincy Adams House > 403 South 16^th Street

This Italianate house was built in 1879 for John Quincy Adams, a local businessman involved with a produce company and pork packing.  This rare Italianate clapboard house is set on a stone foundation.  Otherwise, this house exemplifies all the elements typically found in an Italianate design.  The balanced facade, low pitched hip roof with wide eaves, narrow windows, elaborate cornice with dentils and modillions, frieze windows, and front porch.

“H” Plan Alley > Alley between 16^th & 18^th, Kentucky & State

This alley laid out in 1881 is significant for several reasons.  First, its H-plan is unique in the city, and it is located in a double-block.  Most of the double-blocks do not contain alleys as they were larger estates or shared by a few and divided up later in development.  Second, it still retains its brick construction, despite a few asphalt patches.  Third, the grouping of out-buildings along the alley or viewed from the alley create an atmosphere of cohesion and bring a sense of place to the alley.  Of the twenty-eight outbuildings located on the alley, fifteen date from before 1927.

George and Marie Stahl House > 300 South 18th Street

George H. Stahl built this substantial Queen Anne residence in 1895 when he was only 31 years old.  Eight years earlier, Stahl had been the first to patent a low-priced chicken incubator, and this device did very well on the national market.  Stahl chose native Quincyan Harvey Chatten as his architect.  The house displays an extensive inventory of Queen Anne details, including the corner tower, wrap around porch, and elaborate detailing, yet the elements all work well with each other.

Joanna Wallace Residence > 210 South 18^th Street

This simple house was constructed in 1883 following the Victorian Gothic Revival style.  The basic construction is frame, and the form is a cross gable.  Shingles clad portions of the upper story.  The most unique feature of the house is the stained glass window in the chimney on the north side.  The original small porch was replaced in the early 20^th century by the current porch.  Joanna Wallace remains a bit of an enigma, but she apparently was a widow when she constructed this house in her hometown of Quincy.

Ernest M. Wood Residence > 1843 Grove Avenue

Ernest M. Wood was a prominent architect in Quincy and one of the first Quincy architects to seriously work in the Prairie School.  He designed his residence in 1897 following the Queen Anne/Shingle style, prior to embracing the Prairie School.   In 1907 and 1915, he made Prairie School modifications to the structure, adding various details, the front porch, and one story wings.  The house was then clad completely in dark blue shingles, including the later additions.  His work can be seen in several other structures throughout the town, especially in his office and studio at 126 North 8^th Street. 

George P. Behrensmeyer House > 333 East Avenue

George P. Behrensmeyer, another prominent Quincy architect of the early 20^th century, designed his Prairie School house about 1917.  The house shows all the traits of the style: a two-story main structure with a single-story porch, a low-pitched roof with deep overhangs, a contrasting stucco friezeband under the eaves, and a broad, flat chimney.  The minimal ornament on the house is very geometric.  Behrensmeyer designed many other structures in Quincy, but perhaps his largest on was the Quincy Junior High School at Maine and 12^th Streets.

Otho C. Poling House > 2150 Maine Street

This Queen Anne/ Shingle house was constructed in 1897 by prominent Quincy architect Ernest Wood.  The brick construction is visible on the lower story while the upper is covered in shingles.  Features characteristic of both the Shingle and Queen Anne style include the asymmetric layout, bays, turret, porch, and gables.  The trefoil arched windows and lancet windows reflect another style, the Gothic Revival.

DeLafayette Musselman House > 2203 Maine Street

Designed by John Batschy, prominent late 19^th century Quincy architect, this house was built in 1888 for the founder of Gem City Business College.  The massive house is a fine example of Queen Anne style and uses bull-nose brick construction (the corners of the house are rounded).  Dominated by a tower on the west side, the house is decorated with contrasting stonework.  The four graceful porches on the house lighten its appearance.  Recently restored, the house won an award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1991.

Benjamin and Electa Terrel House > 2531 Prentiss Avenue

This vernacular house, built in 1840, is one of the oldest brick structures in Quincy.  The Terrel House first served as a four room dormitory for the students attending the Mission Institute, a Congregationalist training school for foreign missionaries founded in 1836 by abolitionist Dr. David Nelson.  The central chimney dates from an 1860s remodeling, and the house was substantially altered again during the 1930s.  Benjamin Terrel worked as a machinist, and served as a trustee and chairman of the Institute’s Board of Trustees; his wife Electa was enrolled as an Institute student.

Ray and Kate Oakley House > 230 South 24^th Street

This Prairie School house is attributed to Martin Geise.  It was constructed in 1913 for the Oakleys, owners of a local newspaper, the Quincy Herald.  Prairie School elements include the low pitched roof with gables, overhanging eaves, lack of extensive decoration, and full front porch.  The large windows are also in a common style from the period with side lights flanking the central pane.  The windows generally are multipaned sashes over a single pane.

Samuel and Lida Scott House > 405 South 24th Street

This Queen Anne home was constructed in 1887.  The dominant corner tower and asymmetrical massing are typical elements found in this style.  The house has  several decorative elements, including the patterned shingles in the large gable, spindlework on the front porch, molded cornice, and diamond windows.  A stone wall runs around the southwest corner.  Samuel Scott was a local photographer.

Clarence and Octavia Gerdes House > 2210 Aldo Boulevard

This International Style - Art Moderne home was designed by Charles Behrensmeyer, nephew of George P. Behrensmeyer, in 1939.  Clarence Gerdes was a steel wholesaler, and thus    the house is built entirely of steel and concrete.  The walls are finished with  stucco.  The smooth white walls, horizontal lines, rounded corners, and horizontal band of windows are typical features of this style.  Most of the windows in the house open to the rear.  The only other landmark-quality International Style residence in Quincy is at 2336 Oak Street.

Benjamin Burroughs/Gustav Klarner House > 3130 State Street

This former farmstead is composed of two periods of construction.  The rear portion has features typical to the 1840s.  In 1863, Benjamin and Elizabeth Burroughs purchased the farm with money from his two gold discoveries in Colorado in 1859.  In 1864-65 they constructed the main portion of the house, which is in the Italianate style.  The depression of 1873 brought foreclosure and Burroughs lost the farm.  In 1894 Gustav Klarner purchased the farm, which stayed in the family for so long it became known as the Klarner Farmstead.

Henry Bauch Residence > 1037 South 16^th Street

The Henry Bauch house follows an early American house type, commonly found in vernacular architecture.  Though not constructed until 1892, this brick house is in the double pen cabin house type found throughout the country in the early and middle of the 1800s.  The double pen house type is characterized by the symmetrical facade and separate doors, providing access to each “pen” of the house.  This house remains as one of the best examples of historic vernacular architecture in this neighborhood.

St. Peters Evangelical Church-Hall > 635 South 13th Street

Though it is a typical example of early 20^th century architecture, the cultural significance of this 1925 building outweighs its architectural merit. From 1964 to 1995 the Quincy Community Little Theatre put on many memorable performances in this intimate setting.  However, conditions for the actors were cramped, and in 1995 the Quincy Community Theatre moved to a new theater in the Oakley-Lindsay Center, dropping the word “Little” from its name in the process.

St. Paul’s Kirche > 929 Monroe Street

Located in the South Side German District, this Victorian Gothic church and parsonage have served both the neighborhood and entire community since they were constructed in 1874.  In 1881, the congregation joined the Evangelical Synod of North America.  Features notable in this style include the church’s fine proportions, slate-roofed steeple, corbeled tower (which houses a 19th century bell), and contrasting light stone details. A  stone name plate is located above the main entrance.

Stone Arch Bridge - 1700 Block of South 8th Street

Built in 1889 for about $5,600, this graceful structure spans Curtis Creek just south of the Eighth Street entrances to Indian Mound Park and South Park.  The F. M. Menke Stone and Lime Company was chosen as the builder, and Quincy’s Ernest Wood was the architect.  The arch, framed by four semi-circular towers, is sixty feet across at the base and over thirty-three feet high.  Owned by the City of Quincy, the bridge was restored in 1994.  This bridge was the first historic “structure,” as opposed to building, to be designated as a Local Landmark.