Hennessy, Cornelius, Building - Murphysboro, Illinois - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Cornelius Hennessy building was built in 1896. The two-story building has a front facade of rough cut sandstone with inset arched windows reminiscent of the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building is constructed of locally quarried sandstone and locally produced brick. The building served as a corner grocery store for several years. It is now used as a restaurant.

Street address: 1023 Chestnut St. Murphysboro, Illinois County / Borough / Parish: Jackson Year listed: 2000 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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