Terwilliger House

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Terwilliger House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Terwilliger House in Bull Valley, Illinois, near the McHenry County seat of Woodstock.
Terwilliger House in Bull Valley, Illinois, near the McHenry County seat of Woodstock.
Location: Bull Valley, McHenry County, Illinois, USA
Coordinates: 42°18′58″N 88°22′1″W / 42.31611, -88.36694Coordinates: 42°18′58″N 88°22′1″W / 42.31611, -88.36694
Built/Founded: 1849
Added to NRHP: May 14, 1979[1]
Governing body: Private ownership

The 1849 Terwilliger House is a Registered Historic Place in the McHenry County, Illinois village of Bull Valley. The Greek Revival Home is topped with a square cupola and surrounded by a columned porch. Rumors persist that the home was a part of the Underground Railroad. [2]

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  1. ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Jan. 2007.
  2. ^ Harmon, Elizabeth. Greek Revival shows eternal style, Daily Herald, 5 June 2005, abstract via goliath.ecenext.com, retrieved January 13, 2007.


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