Claycomb Building - Monmouth Courthouse Commercial Historic District - Monmouth, IL
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YoSam.
N 40° 54.746 W 090° 38.901
15T E 698046 N 4531698
This is building number 3 on the NRHP listing map.
Waymark Code: WMX7ZK
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2017
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County of building: Warren County
Location of building: Public Square & N. Main St., Monmouth
Year built: 1855
Architectural style: Two Part Commercial Block
Architect/Builder: Commissioned by Andrew Claycomb
Current Occupants: IOOF & Stanton Insurance Agency
"Building 3 -- Contributing
95/96 Public Square
Claycomb Building
Year Built: 1855
Two-Part Commercial Block
Architect/Builder: Commissioned by Andrew Claycomb
Other Occupants: Hines and McClintock, Montgomery Ward, E.P. Clark and CO Grocery, Monmouth Eagles
"The first floor has a wood façade. The upper stories are brick with multiple windows on each side. The windows are accented at the top by a flat stone lintel. This building is one of the oldest still standing buildings in the district. The three story orange brick building has had many different tenants over the years and is still in use. Notes: Currently Stanton Ingersoll and the Odd Fellows Lodge. Odd Fellows started in Monmouth in 1875. This building also housed Company H of the Illinois National Guard." ~ NRHP Nomination Form