Cunningham Township in Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Joseph Royer House

1905

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

1. Joseph Royer House Marker

Inscription.
City of Urbana
Joseph Royer Historic District

Designated 2001

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 40° 6.439′ N, 88° 13.08′ W. Marker is in Urbana, Illinois, in Champaign County. It is in Cunningham Township. It is at the intersection of West Oregon Street and South Busey Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Oregon Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 801 W Oregon St, Urbana IL 61801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Preschool Learning (approx. ¼ mile away); Phi Mu Sorority House (approx. ¼ mile away); Nathan C. Ricker House (approx. ¼ mile away); Beginnings of Computer Music (approx. ¼ mile away); String Project (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Smith-Russell House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Ezekiel Boyden Home (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Urbana.

Regarding Joseph Royer House. From the City of Urbana:

The structure at 801 W. Oregon Street was designed and built by Joseph Royer in 1905. The house was built in the Mission architectural style with an Arts and Crafts influence.
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The Mission style is more typically found out west in California or parts of the southwestern United States. It is believed that Royer was inspired to construct the home after seeing a similar type of structure at the 1904 Word's Fair in St. Louis called the "California Building."… Joseph Royer and his wife Adelaide finished construction of the home in 1906 and lived their until their deaths in the early 1950s.

Also see . . .
1. Joseph W. Royer. Joseph William Royer (1873-1954) was the architect for The Samuel T. Busey Library and one of the most prolific architects in the history of Urbana. (The Urbana Free Library, Champaign County Historical Archives) (Submitted on June 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Joseph W. Royer Arts and Architectural District. City of Urbana PDF (Submitted on January 23, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 28, 2023

2. Joseph Royer House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 155 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 9, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.