Illinois - Jackson County
Jackson County Illinois has 19 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cleiman Mound and Village Site, Fuller, R. Buckminster, and Anne Hewlett Dome Home, Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site and Woodlawn Cemetery and Agnew, Dr. Frank M., House.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Mississippian, Late Woodland, Middle Woodlan and Woodland Tradition dating back to 499 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Jackson County historic places including R. Buckminster Fuller, Gen. John A. Logan and Dr. Frank M. Agnew.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jackson County places including R. Buckminster Fuller, Joseph F. Booten, Rudolph Zerse Gill, Philip N. Frew, W.A. Pitman, Francis T. Bacon and A.M. Etherton. Prominent architectural styles found in Jackson Country are Classical Revival, Italianate and Modern Movement.

Agnew, Dr. Frank M., House (added 1987 - - #78001152)
SE of Makanda on SR 12 , Makanda
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Agnew,Dr. Frank M.
Significant Year:
1885, 1865
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown, Vacant/Not In Use
Cleiman Mound and Village Site (added 1977 - - #77000487)
Also known as SIU Museum Site Numbers 24A2-2,24A2-7,24A2-64
Address Restricted , Gorham
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Mississippian, Late Woodland, Middle Woodlan
Period of Significance:
499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Fuller, R. Buckminster, and Anne Hewlett Dome Home (added 2006 - - #06000012)
407 S. Forest Ave. , Carbondale
Communityhelper1000, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fuller, R. Buckminster, et.al.
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Historic Person:
Fuller, R. Buckminster
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Invention
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Giant City State Park Lodge and Cabins (added 1985 - - #85002403)
RR #1 , Makanda
Dazspell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Booten,Joseph F.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Park
More Information:
Giant City Stone Fort Site (added 2002 - - #02000848)
Also known as 11J35
Stone Fort Rd. , Makanda
Dazspell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Woodland Tradition
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site (added 1979 - - #79000839)
Also known as Devil's Backbone Iron Furnaces
Devil's Backbone Park , Grand Tower
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Grange Hall (added 1990 - - #90000722)
Also known as Somerset Grange #1553
SR 127/13 S of Beaucoup Cr. , Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Meeting Hall
More Information:
Hamilton, Robert W., House (added 1982 - - #82002540)
Also known as Vuille House
203 S. 13th St. , Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Hennessy, Cornelius, Building (added 2000 - - #00001331)
Also known as Parker's Red and White
1023 Chestnut St. , Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
Hull, William H., House (added 2006 - - #05001602)
1517 Walnut , Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Illinois Central Railroad Passenger Depot (added 2002 - - #02000457)
111 S. Illinois Ave , Carbondale
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Jackson County Courthouse (added 2015 - - #15000931)
Murphysboro, Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1974 AD
Liberty Theater (added 2012 - - #12000322)
1333 Walnut, Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Depot (added 1984 - - #84000317)
Also known as Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Depot
1701 Walnut St. , Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Frew,Philip N.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Murphysboro Elks Lodge (added 2005 - - #05001255)
Also known as Murphysboro Event Center
1329 Walnut St. , Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gill, Rudolph Zerse
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Music Facility
More Information:
Reef House (added 1985 - - #85002839)
Also known as Sternberg House
411 S. Poplar St. , Carbondale
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Etherton,A.M.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Riverside Park Bandshell (added 2012 - - #12000323)
22nd & Commercial Sts., Murphysboro
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
More Information:
West Walnut Street Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000664)
Roughly bounded by W. Elm, S. Poplar, W. Main, and S. Forest Sts. , Carbondale
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Woodlawn Cemetery (added 1985 - - #85003219)
405 E. Main St. , Carbondale
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Logan,Gen. John A.
Significant Year:
1869, 1866
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
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