Plainfield in Will County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wallace Peter Hall Residence
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2023
1. Wallace Peter Hall Residence Marker
Cross plan
Landmark
Village of
Plainfield
Illinois
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
Location. 41° 36.576′ N, 88° 12.011′ W. Marker is in Plainfield, Illinois, in Will County. Marker is on South Bartlett Avenue, 0.1 miles south of Amboy Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15017 S Bartlett Ave, Plainfield IL 60544, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Barr-Hendricksen House (within shouting distance of this marker); Varley-Olsen House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Darr-Gaylord House (about 500 feet away); The Regular Baptist Church Parsonage (about 800 feet away); Caton-Kelly-Wright House (about 800 feet away); Plymouth Congregational Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Plainfield Congregational Meeting House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Opera House Block Building Landmark (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainfield.
Regarding Wallace Peter Hall Residence. Excerpt from the Landmark nomination:
The house under consideration served as the final residence of Wallace Peter Hall andhis wife Carrie for eleven years and occupies Lot 11 of his subdivision … Wallace P. Hall purchased 4.26 acres of land from Solomon and Mary Simmons for $1,300 on December 4, 1885 and had the parcel subdivided into twelve lots …
Click or scan to see
this page online
Soon after purchasing his parcel from Solomon Simmons, Wallace Hall hired Artemus Julius Mathewson, a former Will County surveyor, who worked as a civil engineer and a surveyor to complete a plat of survey for his subdivision. By December 1887, Mathewson with the direction of Hall had surveyed and subdivided Hall’s new parcel. Hall’s subdivision was approved by the Plainfield Board of Trustees on December 8, 1887 and Hall appeared before Giles D. Foster, a Will County Justice of the Peace on September 17, 1888 to have his Plat of Survey certified by the Court, and was recorded by the Will County Recorder of Deeds on September 20, 1888. It seems plausible that Wallace Hall had the construction of the house in this nomination built soon after the Will County Circuit Court and the Recorder of Deeds approved his new subdivision in 1888 on Lot 11 in the Spring of 1889 to showcase the ten lots in his new subdivision. On March 17, 1890, Wallace Hall sold his first lot, Lot 2, in his subdivision to Daniel Birkett for $215 and soon thereafter Daniel Birkett built his house on that lot.
Also see . . .
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 9, 2023
2. Wallace Peter Hall Residence Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 55 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
