Vachel Lindsay House
- Year
- 1848
- Style
- Greek Revival
- City
- Springfield, IL
The Vachel Lindsay House at 603 South 5th Street was built in 1848 and was the birthplace and lifelong home of poet Vachel Lindsay (1879-1931). It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971, and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency now operates it as a seasonal house museum, with tours emphasizing Lindsay's poetry and art.
the building
A Greek Revival entrance, Victorian door. The main facade is five bays wide with a hip-roof porch across the center three bays, framed by square posts and a dentillated cornice. The entrance itself is framed by a Greek Revival surround, though the doorway is a later Victorian addition — a visible layering of the house's building history.
the style
Built in 1848 in the Greek Revival style, the house retains a Greek Revival entrance surround alongside later Victorian-era changes, including the doorway itself.
More on Greek Revivalsignificance
Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, on the strength of its association with poet Vachel Lindsay, who was born and lived there his whole life.
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