Cornelius Hennessy Building
Hennessy, Cornelius, Building | |
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Location | 1023 Chestnut St., Murphysboro, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 37°45′48″N 89°20′7″W / 37.76333°N 89.33528°WCoordinates: 37°45′48″N 89°20′7″W / 37.76333°N 89.33528°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1896 |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 00001331[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 2000 |
The Cornelius Hennessy Building is a historic commercial building located at 1023 Chestnut St. in Murphysboro, Illinois. The building was constructed in 1896 for merchant Cornelius Hennessy, who operated a grocery store in the building. The two-story Richardsonian Romanesque building uses rough cut, locally quarried sandstone for its front facade; the remainder of the building was built with brick. A square parapet wall tops the building; the wall features four pinnacles and "1896" engraved in the middle. The first floor of the building has a cast iron storefront made by the local J. W. Lewis Foundry and Machine Shop.[2]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 2000.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Devenport, Vickie (April 30, 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hennessy, Cornelius, Building" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
Categories:
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Illinois
- Commercial buildings completed in 1896
- Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Illinois
- Southern Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs