1403 West Lorado Taft Drive, Urbana
The Mumford House was built in 1870 as a model farmer’s home.  It was the residence for a host of University fathers of agriculture and is the University’s oldest building.  Its Victorian Gothic structure is often associated with John Milton Gregory, the school’s first regent, who had a significant role in shaping the school’s academic programs.  Thomas J. Burrill, who joined the University upon its founding in 1868, was the house’s first occupant.  The home was named for the late Herbert W. Mumford, a former dean of the UI’s College of Agriculture, who became a nationally known farm marketing expert.  Mumford House was designed by Andrew Jackson Downing and built by J.S. Searfoss.  The Mumford House was listed on Landmark Illinois’ list of ten most endangered buildings in 2006.  Listed on the NRHP on October 31, 1989 for significance in Education and Architecture (#89001728).