The Asher Morton Farmstead is a farm located on Lower Terre Haute Road south of
Paris,
Illinois. The farmstead was constructed circa 1860 by Asher Morton, an
Ohioan who moved to the area in 1850. The farmhouse is an
I-house, a vernacular style of house named for its popularity in the three
Midwestern "I" states of
Illinois,
Indiana, and
Iowa. The house features two rooms on each floor with a central hall and staircase, the typical floor plan of the "Classic" style of I-house; however, the house has three front
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a Gulf (geography), gulf, sea, sound (geography), sound, or bight (geogra ...
s, while Classic I-houses typically had five. The exterior design of the house is influenced by the
Greek Revival and
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
styles. The farmstead also includes a summer kitchen and a barn, which were also built by Morton.
The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places on February 29, 1996.
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Buildings and structures in Edgar County, Illinois
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
I-houses in Illinois
National Register of Historic Places in Edgar County, Illinois