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Rippon Kinsella House

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
92000073

Phone
  
+1 217-241-3367

Built
  
1871 (1871)

Opened
  
1871

Added to NRHP
  
27 February 1992

Rippon-Kinsella House

Location
  
1317 N. Third St., Springfield, Illinois

Architectural style
  
Classical Revival, Italianate

Address
  
1317 N 3rd St, Springfield, IL 62702, USA

Similar
  
Wyndham Springfield City Centre, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Dana–Thomas House, Lincoln Home National, Lincoln Tomb

Rippon kinsella house top 6 facts


The Rippon-Kinsella House is a historic house located at 1317 North Third Street in Springfield, Illinois. The house was most likely built in 1871 for businessman John Rippon, Jr. Its original design was a simple Italianate plan; the style can still be seen in its bracketed eaves and its long arched windows with round hoods. Rippon sold the house in 1891, and after passing through several other owners it was bought by Richard "Dick" Kinsella in 1899. Kinsella ran a local wallpaper and paint business, worked as a scout for the New York Giants baseball team, and was a prominent Sangamon County Democrat. In 1905, Kinsella remodeled his house to incorporate Classical elements; the house's porch with Doric columns and its high-pitched roof were added at this time. Classical Revival architecture was popular in both new and remodeled houses in Springfield at the time, and the more traditional Italianate houses were well-suited to renovations; the house is one of the best-preserved examples of these hybrid designs.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1992.

References

Rippon-Kinsella House Wikipedia