Dr. Charles M. Wright House - Altamont, Illinois

Dr. Charles M. Wright House - Altamont, Illinois
The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A Renaissance Revival home featuring furnishings from three generations of the Wright family.

Built in 1889 this home is an example of the wealth of Dr. Wright at the time. The house is designed in the Second Empire (Mansard) style with Italianate style influences as evidenced by the Mansard roof, patterned slate on the roof, the dressed stones on the exterior corners of the buildings (known as Quoins), the tall windows on first story, the bay windows and especially the brackets beneath the eaves. The original plans also show wrought iron cresting above the upper cornice. This appears on a picture of the home from 1897, but has since been removed. The only other building in Effingham county on the National Register of Historic Places is the Effingham County Courthouse which was built in 1871 and was also designed in the Second Empire style.

The Dr. Wright House was designed to be self-sufficient. It was the first house in Altamont to have a gas lighting system, indoor plumbing and a central steam-heating system.

Map and Directions
The Dr. Charles M. Wright House is on the north side of the city of Altamont, IL.

If you are coming from Effingham, IL on Route 40, turn north (right) at the stop-light onto Main Street and the house will be on your left after you go over the railroad tracks.

From Interstate 70 turn right onto Route 128 at the end of the ramp (towards Altamont) which will become Main Street. You will travel north, through a stop-light and over the railroad tracks and the house will be on your left.

Location:North Main & Jackson St., Altamont

Phone: 618/483-6397