Clark R. Griggs House

Clark R. Griggs House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	505 W. Main St., Urbana, Illinois
Coordinates	40°6′48″N 88°12′49″W / 40.11333°N 88.21361°WCoordinates: 40°6′48″N 88°12′49″W / 40.11333°N 88.21361°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	78001116[1]
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1978

The Clark R. Griggs House is a historic house located at 505 W. Main St. in Urbana, Illinois. The house was built in 1871 by Clark Robinson Griggs; Griggs was a railroad developer who served as Urbana's mayor and was a key figure in establishing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the city. Griggs never lived in the house he built, and his son occupied the house after Griggs moved east. The Italianate house is one of the few examples of the style in Urbana. The house's cornice is decorated with paired brackets, as is a projecting bay on the east side. The front porch has a balustrade and is supported by bracketed columns.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1978.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Miller, Patricia L. (July 12, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Clark R. Griggs House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 22, 2014.