Elijah P. Curtis House
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| Location | 405 Market St., Metropolis, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 37°9′4″N 88°44′2″W / 37.15111°N 88.73389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870 |
| Built by | Fardell, Joseph Alexander |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001172[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1978 |
The Elijah P. Curtis House is a historic house located at 405 Market Street in Metropolis, Illinois. The Classical Revival house was built in 1870 for Elijah P. Curtis. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and now houses the Massac County Historical Museum.
Born in 1834, Elijah P. Curtis settled in Massac County at a young age. Curtis earned his law degree in 1860 and practiced law prior to the outset of the Civil War. After the war began, Curtis and two other men organized the first volunteer Union regiment from Massac County. In 1863, Curtis was promoted to the rank of major. Curtis continued his work as a lawyer after the war.[2]
Curtis commissioned his historic house in 1870. The house's builder, Joseph P. Farrell, was a local artisan renowned for the quality of his work. The house remains well-preserved and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 1978.[1] The Massac County Historical Society currently owns the home, which it uses as the Massac County Historical Museum.[2][3][4]
