Illinois - Carroll County
Carroll County Illinois has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Carroll County Courthouse, Mississippi Palisades State Park and Steffens, Joseph, House, Franks, Charles, House and Halderman, Nathaniel, House.

Several famous people are associated with these Carroll County historic places including Nathaniel Halderman and Caroline Wade Mark.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Carroll County places including C. Harfagifer, William T. Miller, D.B. Lawrence, Joseph Steffens, Olmsted & Nicholson, Berkeley Brandt and Jacob Emmert. Prominent architectural styles found in Carroll Country are Italianate, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Carroll County Courthouse (added 1973 - - #73000692)
Courthouse Sq. , Mount Carroll
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Miller,William T.,et al., Olmsted & Nicholson
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Chisholm House (added 1973 - - #73002312)
Also known as Sprogle, John, House
326 E. Locust St. , Lanark
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Owner:
Private
Franks, Charles, House (added 1998 - - #98000459)
34431 US 52 , Lanark
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Halderman, Nathaniel, House (added 1980 - - #80001339)
728 E. Washington St. , Mount Carroll
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Emmert,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Halderman,Nathaniel
Significant Year:
1854
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, 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:
Mark, Caroline, House (added 1983 - - #83000303)
222 E. Lincoln St. , Mount Carroll
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Brandt,Berkeley
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Mark,Caroline Wade
Significant Year:
1906
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure
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Mississippi Palisades State Park (added 2009 - - #09000295)
16327A IL 84 , Savanna
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Harfagifer, C., Lawrence, D.B.
Architectural Style:
Other, Prairie School
Area of Significance:
Social History, Landscape Architecture, Conservation, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Mount Carroll Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001340)
Also known as See also:Carroll County Courthouse
IL 64 and IL 78 , Mount Carroll
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Spring Lake Cross Dike Island Archeological Site (added 1975 - - #75002207)
Address Restricted , Savanna
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Owner:
Federal
Steffens, Joseph, House (added 1985 - - #85000771)
Also known as Rammed Earth House
Off of Elkhorn Rd. , Milledgeville
Jon Roanhaus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Steffens,Joseph
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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