National Register of Historic Places - Illinois (IL), Knox County

Knox County Illinois has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Old Main, Knox College, Galesburg Historic District, Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church and Wolf Covered Bridge and Conger, J. Newton, House.

The famous person Abraham Lincoln is associated with one of more of the Knox County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Knox County places including Charles Ulricson, E.E. Myers, Gottschalk & Beadle, C.E. Gottschalk, John Mandeville and Alvah Wheeler. Prominent architectural styles found in Knox Country are Romanesque, Classical Revival and Gothic.

Conger, J. Newton, House (added 1979 - - #79003111)

Also known as Conger House

334 N. Knox St. , Oneida

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic

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

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Galesburg Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000715)

Also known as See Also:Meeting House of the Central Congregational Church

Roughly bounded by Berrien, Clark, Pearl, and Sanborn Sts. , Galesburg

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Myers,E.E.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Classical Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

College, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

College, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Knox County Courthouse and Hall of Records (added 1992 - - #92000051)

Public Sq., Main St. , Knoxville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Customhouse

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Museum

More Information:

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Knox County Jail (added 1992 - - #92000050)

Also known as Knoxville Jail

Public Sq., Market St. , Knoxville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

More Information:

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Meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Church (added 1976 - - #76000716)

Also known as Central Congregational Church

Central Sq. , Galesburg

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gottschalk,C.E., Gottschalk & Beadle

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

More Information:

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Old Main, Knox College (added 1966 - - #66000323)

Knox College campus , Galesburg

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Lincoln,Abraham

Significant Year:

1858

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

More Information:

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Walnut Grove Farm (added 1989 - - #89001114)

Knox Station Rd., 1 mi. S of Knoxville , Knoxville

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wolf Covered Bridge (added 1995 - - #74000763)

Also known as Middle Road Bridge

NW of Yates City, on CR 17 over Spoon River , Yates City

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related