McHENRY COUNTY HISTORIC PRESERVATION LANDMARK

The Frank and Louisa Newman house was built in 1873 on land purchased by the Newman's in 1867. It is built in the Italianate style out of bricks that are thought to have been made on site. Newman and his father-in-law, Washington Hammond, were both brick masons by trade and thought to have operated a brickyard on site. Several initials and names are pressed into the bricks that were made to be used in this house. These imprints can still be seen in the bricks. Both Newman and Hammond served in the Civil War at Vicksburg.