Henry Clay Moss House

Henry Clay Moss House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	414 N. Main St., Paris, Illinois
Coordinates	39°36′55″N 87°41′42″W / 39.61528°N 87.69500°WCoordinates: 39°36′55″N 87°41′42″W / 39.61528°N 87.69500°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1876
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	08000295[1]
Added to NRHP	April 16, 2008

The Henry Clay Moss House is a historic house located at 414 N. Main St. in Paris, Illinois. The Italianate house was built in 1876 for local businessman Henry Clay Moss. The home features a wraparound porch supported by columns, a hipped roof with a bracketed cornice, and a projecting hexagonal bay on its west side. The interior of the home includes home office space and features decorative wooden door and window surrounds and trim as well as a cantilevered flight of stairs. Moss lost the house in 1877, and it passed through a succession of owners until livestock breeder Daniel Arthur bought the home in 1895; the home remained in the Arthur family until 1976.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 2008.^[1] The Edgar County Historical Society currently operates a museum in the home.^[2]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Thompson, Stephen A. (August 31, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Henry Clay Moss House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

External links

• Edgar County Historical Society