Richard F. Newcomb House, Quincy

Name: Richard F. Newcomb House
Address: Quincy, United States

#11 among attractions in Quincy

Museum, History museum, Romanesque architecture

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The Richard F. Newcomb House is a historic house located at 1601 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois. The house was built in 1890-91 for Richard F. Newcomb, the founder of the Quincy Paper Company; the company eventually became a national strawboard-producing firm. Local architects Harvey Chatten and Ernest M. Wood collaborated on the house's Richardsonian Romanesque design; the style choice was inspired by the recently built William S. Warfield House, which Newcomb admired and wished to outdo. The three-story house has a massive limestone exterior with a red shingled roof. The house's wraparound front porch is supported by limestone pillars; smaller porches are located throughout the design. A large conical tower and a smaller octagonal tower rise from the southwest and southeast corners of the house respectively. ()

Built: 1890 (134 years ago)Coordinates: 39°55'56"N, 91°23'24"W

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Richard F. Newcomb House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Villa Kathrine, John Wood Mansion, Woodland Cemetery, Quincy Museum.

1.3 miW
Museum, Visitor center, History museum
Villa Kathrine, Quincy
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0.5 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
John Wood Mansion, Quincy
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1.4 miSW
Cemetery, Gothic Revival architecture
Woodland Cemetery, Quincy
37 min walk • Woodland Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at 1020 South Fifth Street in Quincy, Illinois. Planned by politician John Wood and opened in 1846, the cemetery is a product of America's rural cemetery movement of the mid-nineteenth century.
~70 ftNE
39°55'56"N • 91°23'23"W
Quincy Museum, Quincy
1 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
1.1 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Convention center
Oakley-Lindsay Center, Quincy
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1 miW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Quincy Historic District, Quincy
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0.7 miNW
Synagogue
B'nai Sholom Temple, Quincy
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1 miW
Romanesque architecture
State Savings Loan and Trust, Quincy
26 min walk • State Savings Loan and Trust is a historic bank building located at 428 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois. The bank was built in 1892 for brothers Lorenzo and Charles H. Bull, who were prominent Quincy businessmen and community leaders.
~310 ftS
Romanesque architecture
William S. Warfield House, Quincy
2 min walk • The William S. Warfield House is a historic house located at 1624 Maine Street in Quincy, Illinois. The house was built in 1886 for William S. Warfield, who founded the Warfield Grocery Co.; Warfield was one of many prominent Quincy residents to build a large house on Maine Street.
0.7 miW
Tudor Revival architecture
One Thirty North Eighth Building, Quincy
18 min walk • The One Thirty North Eighth Building is a historic building located at 130 North 8th Street in Quincy, Illinois.
~1130 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Interesting neighbourhood
Quincy East End Historic District, Quincy
6 min walk • The Quincy East End Historic District is a residential historic district located on the east side of Quincy, Illinois. The district encompasses 493 contributing buildings built from the 1830s to the 1930s, including representative works of nearly every popular American architectural style during the period.

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Nearby attractions include Quincy Museum, Quincy (1 min walk), William S. Warfield House, Quincy (2 min walk), Quincy East End Historic District, Quincy (6 min walk), John Wood Mansion, Quincy (13 min walk).