G. J. George House
Historic house in Illinois, United States
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The G. J. George House is a historic house located at 205 W. Center St. in Fairfield, Illinois. The house was built in 1877 or 1878 for G. J. George, a Civil War veteran and local lawyer. Local architect George Chittenden designed the two-story brick house in the Italianate style. The house features porches on all four sides, including one at the front entrance; the L-shaped entrance porch has a balustrade along the edge of its roof. The house's tall, rectangular windows are topped by brick arches. A bracketed and dentillated cornice runs along the house's roof line. The cross-hipped roof has an iron fence along its ridge.[2]
G. J. George House | |
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  Location within Illinois  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 205 W. Center, Fairfield, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 38°22′40″N 88°21′46″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Chittenden, George |
| Architectural style | Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000006[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 9, 2006 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 9, 2006.[1]