James Millikin House

The James Millikin House is a historic house located at 125 N. Pine St. in Decatur, Illinois. The house was built in 1876 for James Millikin, a wealthy Decatur businessman who later founded Millikin University. The house has a towered Italianate design which has been called the "most imposing Victorian remnant" in Decatur. A mansard roof on the tallest tower provides a Second Empire influence to the design. The house's interior decorations include colored marble fireplaces, art glass windows, and a fresco above the main staircase.[2]

James Millikin House
Location125 N. Pine St., Decatur, Illinois
Coordinates39°50′31″N 88°58′1″W
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built1876 (1876)
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.74000765[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1974

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 3, 1974.[1] Millikin University currently owns the house, which is open to the public as a museum.[3]

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