Edward Pulsifer House

Edward Pulsifer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	IL 71, Hennepin, Illinois
Coordinates	41°15′27″N 89°20′27″W / 41.25750°N 89.34083°WCoordinates: 41°15′27″N 89°20′27″W / 41.25750°N 89.34083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1844
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP Reference #	79000864[1]
Added to NRHP	September 4, 1979

The Edward Pulsifer House is a historic house located on Illinois Route 71 in Hennepin, Illinois. Edward Pulsifer, a prominent Hennepin businessman, had the house built in 1844, four years after he came to the city. Pulsifer began his enterprise by running a general store with his brother; his later ventures included local real estate and a shipping business on the Illinois River. His house is designed in the Federal style and is one of Putnam County's best remaining examples of the style. The two-and-a-half story brick house is topped by a gable roof; the brick in the gables forms a projecting coping at the top, and each gable has paired chimneys at its peak. Brick parapets connect the pairs of chimneys, a stylistic element often seen in Federal architecture in Illinois. The entrance and the roof line feature matching dentillated entablatures; the entrance also features a transom, sidelights, and flanking pilasters.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 4, 1979.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Edgerley, Julia; Stein, Cheryl; Flemming, Jeffrey S. (May 5, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Edward Pulsifer House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved December 24, 2015.