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

Champaign County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chanute Field Historic District and University of Illinois Experimental Dairy Farm Historic District, Champaign Downtown Commercial District, Downtown Urbana Historic District and Elm Street Court.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Champaign County places including U.S. Army Quartermaster General, James M. White, Kell and Bernard, Joseph W. Royer, Victor Gruen and George F. Ramsey. Prominent architectural styles found in Champaign Country are Art Deco, Italianate, Italian Villa and Late Gothic Revival.

Champaign Downtown Commercial District (added 2020 - - #100004912)

Former ICRR & Main St.; Neil St.; Taylor, Bailey, University; and ICRR, Champaign

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture

Chanute Field Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000594)

Rantoul National Aviation Center , Rantoul

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., U.S. Army Quartermaster General

Architectural Style:

Art Deco, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Federal, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Air Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related, Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, School

Downtown Urbana Historic District (added 2019 - - #100004308)

Roughly bounded by Illinois, Walnut, Water, Goose Alley, and Cedar Sts., Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Royer, Joseph W., Gruen, Victor, Ramsey, George F.

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Italian Villa, Romanesque Revival, Other

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1870-1969 AD

Elm Street Court (added 2000 - - #00000681)

Also known as Buena Vista Court

1-8 Elm Street Court , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

University of Illinois Experimental Dairy Farm Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000030)

1201 W. St. Mary's Rd. , Urbana

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

White, James M., Kell and Bernard

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Research Facility, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Research Facility, Storage