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

Adams County Illinois (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Lock and Dam No. 21 Historic District, South Side German Historic District, Downtown Quincy Historic District and Quincy East End Historic District and Quincy Northwest Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adams County places including COE, Abbott, Edwin E., et al., John Wood, Harvey Chatten, Martin Geise and George Behrensmeyer. Prominent architectural styles found in Adams Country are Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian and Italianate.

Downtown Quincy Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000298)

Roughly bounded by Hampshire, Jersey, 4th and 8th Sts. , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store, Theater

Lock and Dam No. 21 Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000181)

0.5 mi. W of IL 57 , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Abbott, Edwin E., et al., COE

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Transportation, Maritime History, Social History, Economics, Commerce, Politics/Government, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Quincy East End Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002791)

Roughly bounded by Hampshire, Twenty-fourth, State, and Twelfth Sts. , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Quincy Northwest Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000414)

Roughly bounded by Broadway, N. Secod, Locust, and N. Twelfth Sts. , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Chatten, Harvey

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

South Side German Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000484)

Also known as German Village;Calftown

Roughly bounded by 6th, 12th, Washington, Jersey and York Sts. , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

South Side German Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1995 - - #95000481)

Also known as German Village;Calftown;See Also:South Side German Historic

Roughly bounded by Jefferson, S. 12th, Jackson and S. 5th Sts. , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Geise, Martin, Behrensmeyer, George

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, European, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Woodland Cemetery (added 2002 - - #02000096)

1020 S. Fifth St. , Quincy

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wood, John

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Art

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery

Current Function:

Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery