Cong. James M. Graham House
- Style
- Italianate
- City
- Springfield, IL
- Collection
- italianate
The Cong. James M. Graham House at 413 South 7th Street is a two-story Italianate house that was home to U.S. Representative James M. Graham from 1896 until his death in 1945. Graham served in the House from 1909 to 1915, writing the minority opinion condemning Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger in the Pinchot–Ballinger controversy and helping investigate fraud at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, leading to Commissioner Robert G. Valentine's resignation.
the style
The house is built in the Italianate style, one of several such houses recognized for their street presence in downtown Springfield.
More on Italianatesignificance
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1989.
nearby
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Virgil Hickox House
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site
- Elijah Iles House
- Illinois Governor's Mansion
- Vachel Lindsay House