Frederick Francis Woodland Palace
29862 N. 900th Ave, Kewanee, IL
Description
Fred Francis, a Leonardo da Vinci-like man, was an artist, poet, inventor, builder, mathematician, engineer, and a nudist. Fred started to build the home in 1890 and worked on it for the next 36 years. It features hand carved molding, a water purification system, and is the first house in the state of Illinois to have air-conditioning without the aid of electricity,sophisticated achievements of disappearing windows, doors, and morefrom Fred Francis Woodland Palace web page
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1975
- Reference number
- 75000662
- NR name
- Francis, Frederick, Woodland Palace
- Architectural styles
- Victorian: Queen Anne; Victorian: Romanesque
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current functions
- Museum; Park
- Periods of significance
- 1900-1924; 1875-1899; 1925-1949
- Significant years
- 1889; 1926
Sources
- GS
- National Register database - Reference number 75000662 (Search for documents)
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