Residence and Outbuildings - Griggsville Historic District - Griggsville, IL
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N 39° 42.537 W 090° 43.514
15S E 695005 N 4397928
The Skinner House, dating to 1858, was built by two doctors who came to Griggsville from England.
Waymark Code: WMVEDB
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2017
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County of building: Pike County
Location of building: Quincy St. & Stanford St., Griggsville
Number 4 NRHP
Built: ca. 1855
Current owner: Community House and Museum occupied by the Griggsville Preservation & Restoration Society
"4. RESIDENCE AND OUTBUILDINGS
East side of Stanford, north of Quincy
Dates unknown; probably ca. 1855
The north half of the building, an independent structure of nearly equal quality, was recently demolished. (since 1974.)
ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE" ~ NRHP Nomination Form
"People across the country know about the Skinner House in Griggsville and its collections from a wealth of genealogical information to personal items owned by Nellie Grant, the daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant.
"It's area residents who have little to no idea of what's available in the historic home turned museum and meeting place.
"People in Griggsville don't know what we have here," said Rosie Robinson, the Skinner House's caretaker for almost 20 years. "People are surprised when they come in."
"Page Hatch, a well-known wildlife carver and painter, lived in Griggsville for over 100 years. The room named for him in the Skinner House displays several of his paintings and his duck carvings -- and his family ties brought the Nellie Grant items to Griggsville." ~ By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR, Herald-Whig Staff Write, Feb. 28, 2012