Hiram B. Scutt Mansion
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N 41° 31.592 W 088° 05.318
16T E 409176 N 4597781
Also known as BARB VILLA located at 206 N Broadway, Joliet, Illinois
Waymark Code: WMW6N
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2006
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The Hiram B. Scutt Mansion is a west-facing, three-story, red brick, Second Empire/Italianate style structure built circa 1882 on a limestone foundation.
The structure is anchored by a 3½ story protruding red brick tower and is capped with a Second Empire mansard roof.
A distinctive, bracketed tin cornice, interspersed with disc bosses, accents the mansard roof.
The Hiram B. Scutt Mansion was designed by architect James Weese for Hiram Scutt, a prominent Joliet businessman who was President of Citizens Electric Company and held numerous early patents on barbed wire. The mansion thus became known as "Barb Villa".
In later years, the home served as a residence for young women and was called the "Hannah Harwood Girl's Home".
Street address:
206 N Broadway
Joliet, Illinois US
60434
County / Borough / Parish: Will
Year listed: 2003
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: Domestic Single Dwelling
Current function: Commerce/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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