National Register of Historic Places
William and Helen Coffeen House
Listed federally as Coffeen, William and Helen, House
Hinsdale, Du Page County, Illinois
The record
- Listed
- December 22, 2014
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 306 S. Garfield, Hinsdale
- County
- Du Page
- State
- Illinois
- Contributing resources
- 2 buildings
- Coordinates
- 41.79950, -87.92756
- Reference number
- 14001066
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The story
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The William and Helen Coffeen House is a building at 306 S. Garfield in Hinsdale, Du Page County, built in 1899-1900.
Why it's listed
It was listed in the National Register in 2014 under criteria C and D, with local-level significance in architecture. The nomination gives its period of significance as 1899 to 1900, reflecting the building contract let in 1899 and the house's completion in 1900.
Physical character
In 1899 the design changed from Bedford stone to pressed brick and plaster, and the porch columns changed from boulders to Roman pressed brick. The windows are mullioned in diamond patterns, and the interior has quartersawn oak and mantels with large mirrors. A permit for alterations was issued in 1942, a non-contributing garage was built in 1972, and the bathroom was remodeled in 1996 and the kitchen in 1997.
Historical context
William Coffeen bought the corner lot in 1898, and the contract for the house was let to Adolph Froscher in 1899. William and Helen Coffeen lived there from 1900 to 1904, when it was sold to William Spaulding Warren. Warren sold it to William B. Hinckley in 1915, and Hinckley conveyed it to Samuel E. Dean in 1923.