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Nelson Jones Home, South of Towanda, Illinois

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Title
Nelson Jones Home, South of Towanda, Illinois
Description
The Nelson Jones home, south of Towanda, was the first of several large Italianate farmhouses built in McLean County.
Interpretation
At the time called modern, this Italianate style house was built by Nelson Jones. He call it Home Park Place. Italianate houses featured flat roofs which extended over the walls and were supported by fanciful carved wooden brackets. Collectively, these houses are still among the most impressive country homes in the county.
Inscription
The Nelson Jones home south of Towanda was the first of several large Italianate farmhouses built in McLean County. (W. Walters)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Italianate farmhouses  
  • Jones, Nelson  
  • Towanda (Ill.)  
  • Dwellings  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage
1869
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:16, p. 52
  • mch0273
Date Created
7-18-00
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleNelson Jones Home, South of Towanda, Illinois
DescriptionThe Nelson Jones home, south of Towanda, was the first of several large Italianate farmhouses built in McLean County.
InterpretationAt the time called modern, this Italianate style house was built by Nelson Jones. He call it Home Park Place. Italianate houses featured flat roofs which extended over the walls and were supported by fanciful carved wooden brackets. Collectively, these houses are still among the most impressive country homes in the county.
InscriptionThe Nelson Jones home south of Towanda was the first of several large Italianate farmhouses built in McLean County. (W. Walters)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • American Communities in History  
  • Communities and Geography  
  • How We Learn About Communities  
Learning Standards
  • 18 Social systems  
  • 16 History  
  • 15 Economics  
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Source
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)  
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.  
Subject / Keywords
  • Italianate farmhouses  
  • Jones, Nelson  
  • Towanda (Ill.)  
  • Dwellings  
  • McLean County (Ill.)  
Temporal Coverage1869
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
RightsCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 4:16, p. 52
  • mch0273
Date Created7-18-00
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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