Dement-Zinser House

Dement-Zinser House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	105 Zinser Place, Washington, Illinois
Coordinates	40°42′16″N 89°24′26″W / 40.70444°N 89.40722°WCoordinates: 40°42′16″N 89°24′26″W / 40.70444°N 89.40722°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1858
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	02001411[1]
Added to NRHP	November 27, 2002

The Dement-Zinser House is a historic house located at 105 Zinser Place in Washington, Illinois. The house was built in 1858 for Richard C. Dement, a businessman and riverboat owner. Its Greek Revival design features a transom and sidelights around the front door, a cornice with a frieze board, and a gable roof with eave returns. The house is the only standing Greek Revival house in Washington and may be the oldest house in the city. Dement sold the house only three years after building it, and it passed through several owners until Dr. Harley Zinser acquired it in 1905. Zinser used his home as his doctor's office, from which he served as a respected village doctor; he also made house calls, delivered babies, and even treated animals as part of his work. The house remained in Zinser's family until 1994, when the Washington Historical Society bought it for a museum.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 2002.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Kenyon, Leslie H.; Ulrich, Amelia (June 24, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Dement/Zinser House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved September 20, 2015.