Robert W. Gardner House

Robert W. Gardner House
Location: Quincy, Illinois
Built: 1875
Architect: Unknown
Architectural style: Late Victorian
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 79000812[1]
Added to NRHP: June 20, 1979

The Robert W. Gardner House in Quincy, Illinois, Adams County, is designed in the Second Empire style (along with a few elements common to Italianate style) and found its place among the locales on the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1979.[2][3] Though the building was constructed in the later half of the 19th century, 1873, the architect as well as the builder are unknown. The interior woodwork, all original, has been fully restored including the walnut staircase. Gardner invented the speed governor used in steam engines and the Gardner Museum of Architecture and Design in Quincy is named for him.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved Jan. 2007.
  3. ^ a b Robert W. Gardner House, Quincy's Local Landmarks and Historic Districts, City of Quincy, Official site. Retrieved Jan. 2007.

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