John F. Bretz House and Warehouse

John F. Bretz House and Warehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1113 N. Fifth St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates	39°48′50″N 89°38′58″W / 39.81389°N 89.64944°WCoordinates: 39°48′50″N 89°38′58″W / 39.81389°N 89.64944°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1886
Architectural style	Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	00000945[1]
Added to NRHP	August 10, 2000

The John F. Bretz House and Warehouse are a pair of historic buildings located at 1113 North Fifth Street in Springfield, Illinois. The house was built circa 1886 for contractor John F. Bretz. Bretz was Springfield's supervisor of city streets for several periods in the 1870s and 1880s, and he also completed several city projects as a private contractor. He played an important role in the construction of Springfield's sewer system, and he began paving the city's streets in brick rather than wood. His house has a Queen Anne design featuring a wraparound front porch with a balustrade, decorative shingle siding, and metal crests along the roof. The two-story brick warehouse, located behind the house, was used by Bretz for his contracting work.^[2]

The house and warehouse were added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 10, 2000.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Stratton, Christopher (November 18, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bretz, John F., House and Warehouse" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved January 13, 2015.