Please enjoy examples & characteristics of some the house styles we have plaqued.  This is meant only to be a sampling of some of the over 75 historic structures and sites we have plaqued since 1980.  It is by no mean all inclusive.  In addition to houses, we have plaqued barns, churches, cemeteries, town and village halls, schools and even a yacht club.  Please consider making your mark in history by having your historic site plaqued as we preserve our streetscape and landscape in McHenry County.  If you should take a drive to visit these houses, please remember that they are private residences.

Richardson House
9407 Richardson Rd.
Spring Grove, IL

Greek Revival Style

-Built 1825-1865

-Gable or hipped low pitched roof

-Gabled returns

-Door surround with sidelights and transom lights

-Wide cornice lines

-May have pediment in gable

-Often has a full porch the width of the house

John A. Kennedy House
17817 Route 14
Woodstock, IL

Gothic Revival Style

-Built 1840-1880                                                            

-Steeply pitched roof, usually with steep cross gables

-Gables commonly with decorated vergeboards

-Windows extending into gables

-Windows may be have a pointed arch

-Windows usually have drip molding above

-Often has full width porches

Seth Lewis House
553 East Grant St.
Marengo, IL

A.B. & Arvilla Coon House
320 S. State St.
Marengo, IL

Italianate Style

-Built 1840-1885

-Low pitched hipped roof

-Wide overhanging eaves supported by decorative brackets

-Commonly has a cupola or tower

-Tall narrow windows, often arched

-Windows frequently have elaborate window crowns

-Usually has double front doors

Charles Cotting House
5512 E. Mill St.
Richmond, IL

James Harvey Philp House
314 Washington
Algonquin, IL

Folk Victorian

-Built 1870-1910                                                   

-Basic house with simple folk house form

-Symmetrical façade except gable front and wing

-Spindlework porch detailing

-Brackets under eaves

Frank Tomisky House
22 High Rd.
Cary, IL

Queen Anne Style

-Built 1880-1910

-Steeply pitched roof of irregular shape, usually with dominant front facing gable

-Overall shape of house is irregular and asymmetrical

-Textured shingles to avoid smooth walled appearance; decorative sufaces

-Partial or full asymmetrical porch, which may be wrap-around

-Spindlework ornamentation

-May have towers, bay windows

Francis Patrick House
321 East Washington St.
Marengo, IL

Tudor

-Built 1890-1940

-Steeply pitched roof, usually side-gabled

-Massive chimneys, commonly crowned by decorative chimney pots

-Façade dominated by one or more prominent cross gables, usually steeply pitched

-Decorative half-timbering

-Tall, narrow windows, commonly in multiple groups and with multi-pane glazing

-Often brick cladded

William & Dagmar Wascher House
404 W. Main St.
Cary, IL

Andrew McAnsh House & Site
2911 Bay View Ln.
McHenry, IL

Neoclassical Style

-Façade dominated by full-height porch with roof supported by classical columns

-Columns typically have Ionic or Corinthian capitals

-Facade has symmetrically balanced windows and center door

William D. Hall House
201 Garfield St.
Harvard, IL

Prairie Style

-Low pitched roof

-Wide overhanging eaves

-Details emphasize horizontal lines

-Two stories with one story wings or porches

-Often has massive, square porch supports

Daniel Quinlan House
311 W. Judd St.
Woodstock, IL