The Enos Flats, or row houses, are multi-family dwellings developed as middle-class housing in the late 19th century in Springfield's Enos Park neighborhood. Located in the 700 block of N. 5th St., a few blocks north of Springfield's historic downtown, the flats were constructed in 1892. The five two-story units are the oldest remaining example of a multi-family dwelling in the city.
Springfield is the Capital city of the State of Illinois. It is the home of 16th President Abraham Lincoln, and is where President Barack Obama spent his early career in politics. Springfield's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census.
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The Enos Flats or the "Row Houses" were the latest in up-to-date apartments -- or flats as they were then known -- when they were built in 1892. They were constructed for Zimri Enos, son of one of Springfield's most prominent pioneer families. The Enos family once owned huge tracts of land in the area bounded by Fifth, Carpenter, Fifteenth and North Grand. Zimri was a well-known Sangamon County surveyor and amateur historian.
Zimri's flat building consisted of five units -- each one like a private home with entryway, stained glass window, large rooms, finely finished interior trim, basements and rear yards. They were built as an investment and appealed to many middle-and-upper-middle class Springfield citizens who wanted the benefits of a house with the convenience of apartment living and a close-in location.
Upon his death in 1907, Zimri left one unit each to his five children, Louisa, George, Zimri, William and Catherine. During the intervening years the apartments were further subdivided into three apartments each by subsequent owners. Today these units have been restored by the present owners, Owen and Karen Anderson. They have a definite mystique and are reminiscent of "old town" sections of other cities.
Source:
Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association
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The Enos Flats or the "Row Houses" were the latest in up-to-date apartments -- or flats as they were then known -- when they were built in 1892. They were constructed for Zimri Enos, son of one of Springfield's most prominent pioneer families. The Enos family once owned huge tracts of land in the area bounded by Fifth, Carpenter, Fifteenth and North Grand. Zimri was a well-known Sangamon County surveyor and amateur historian.
Zimri's flat building consisted of five units -- each one like a private home with entryway, stained glass window, large rooms, finely finished interior trim, basements and rear yards. They were built as an investment and appealed to many middle-and-upper-middle class Springfield citizens who wanted the benefits of a house with the convenience of apartment living and a close-in location.
Upon his death in 1907, Zimri left one unit each to his five children, Louisa, George, Zimri, William and Catherine. During the intervening years the apartments were further subdivided into three apartments each by subsequent owners. Today these units have been restored by the present owners, Owen and Karen Anderson.
Source:
Enos Park Neighborhood Improvement Association
Tags: Residential Architecture Apartments Flats Row House Enos Park Neighborhood Enos Flats Enos Row House 716-724 N. 5th Street Springfield Sangamon County Illinois IL United States USA Zimri Enos
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Constructed in 1906, Stubbs Apartments (a.k.a. Stubbs Flats) is a six flat, three-story residential apartment building at 710 N. 5th Street in Springfield's revitalized Enos Park Neighborhood. The building, designed in the Classical Revival architectural style, was constructed by builder, brick and masonry contractor and Springfield landlord James A. Stubbs (1864-1937). Stubbs, a native of England, came to Springfield from Canada in 1892. He remained an active builder and brick contractor in the city until his death.
Springfield is the Capital city of the State of Illinois. It is the home of 16th President Abraham Lincoln, and is where President Barack Obama spent his early career in politics. Springfield's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census.
Source:
James A. Stubbs Masonry, SangamonLink, Sangamon County Historical Society
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This prairie style and arts and crafts influenced apartment building was occupied by the family of Abraham Barker, who constructed the Miller Apartments shown previously. While the date of construction is not known, the building was purchased and modified by Barker in 1915.
According to the Fever River Research Report on the Architectural Resources of the Enos Park Neighborhood (1997, revised 2005) a total of 25 apartment buildings have been identified in Enos Park dating between 1892 and the mid-1930s. The construction of these buildings are primarily concentrated in the south half of Enos Park. 704-706 N. Fifth St., also known as the Barker Apartments, is another example of the multi-family, middle-class housing available to residents of Springfield's Enos Park neighborhood in the late 19th and early 20th century.
This property is identified in the Fever River report as a potential candidate for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
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