The Levi Willits House is a historic house located at 202 Main Street in New Boston, Illinois. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 20, 1995.
Architecture
Levi Willits, a prominent local businessman who ran the city's general store, built the house in 1856. It has a Greek Revival design, a popular style when it was built. The house's design includes six-over-six windows with flat sills and lintels and a low hip roof, both typical Greek Revival features. The south and northwest corner entrances both feature porches; these porches, along with a since-removed porch on the east side, originally had classical columns and balustrades but were later remodeled.
History The New Boston Historical Society operates a local history museum in the house.
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