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Historic house in Illinois, United States United States historic place


Joshua P. Young House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	2445 High St., Blue Island, Illinois
Coordinates	41°39′09″N 87°40′30″W / 41.65250°N 87.67500°W / 41.65250; -87.67500 (Joshua P. Young House)
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1852 (1852)
Architectural style	Chicago Cottage
NRHP reference No.	82002525
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1982

The Joshua P. Young House, also known as the McGee House, is a historic house at 2445 High Street in Blue Island, Illinois. The house was built in 1852 for land developer Joshua P. Young, who led the development of both Blue Island and many neighborhoods on Chicago's South Side. Young also helped bring the Rock Island Railroad through Blue Island and led the city's Board of Trustees for two years. The house has a Chicago Cottage plan, a style of balloon framing popular in mid-nineteenth century Chicago; as the style was banned in Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire burned through many of the homes, surviving examples are relatively uncommon. The house's detailing is eclectic, incorporating elements of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic architecture.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1982.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
Muchnik, Janet. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Joshua P. Young House" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Division. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

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