Price-Prather House

Price-Prather House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Jct. of Main and Elkhart Sts., Williamsville, Illinois
Coordinates	39°57′17″N 89°32′47″W / 39.95472°N 89.54639°WCoordinates: 39°57′17″N 89°32′47″W / 39.95472°N 89.54639°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1868
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	91000574[1]
Added to NRHP	May 13, 1991

The Price-Prather House is a historic house located at the intersection of Main and Elkhart Streets in Williamsville, Illinois. The house was built in 1868 for livestock breeder James R. Price. The Italianate house features a multi-component slate roof, a bracketed and dentillated cornice, a wraparound front porch, and long arched windows with brick hoods. Cattle breeder John F. Prather purchased the house in 1882. Prather was an influential Shorthorn cattle breeder; as one of the earliest cattlemen to breed shorthorns in Illinois, he became recognized as an authority on the breed, and he served as president of the American Shorthorn Association and a member of the State Board of Agriculture.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1991.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Kirchner, Charles (December 18, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Price-Prather House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 16, 2015.