Historic Preservation Commission
202 W. College Avenue
Built
Circa 1860
Designated July 19, 1993
This wooden frame house built with chaste Greek Revival features qualifies on a number of grounds as one of the most important historic structures in Normal: 1) It is very old for the community, dating back to the early 1860s. 2) It is in remarkably good condition, having its original clapboards and not having had any intrusive additions appended to it. 3) It possesses architectural distinction in being one of the finest Italianate/Greek Revival houses in the twin cities. 4) It was built and lived in by Edwin C. Hewett, who was one of the first professors at the Normal School and then served as its third president, 1876-1890. This house is clearly National Register eligible, and it is to be hoped that it does not meet the same fate as the houses of other early ISNA presidents.